Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
11 May 2026
NGC 6781
The "SnowGlobe" planetary nebula in the constellation of Aquila. An example of a so-called Cosmic bubble, resulting from the explosion of a central star and its surface expands outward. Data processed with PixInsight, RC-Astro tools and Photoshop.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6781
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Planetary Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 289.617 Dec 6.5387
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................17 Jul 2023 - 05 Aug 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 300 | 1h50m | 22 |
| SII | 271 | 1h35m | 21 |
| Halpha | 329 | 1h55m | 21 |