Wallpaper author:
Rodney Hughes
17 May 2026
IC 4605 Rho Ophiuchi Nebula
IC 4605 is a bright nebula in the southwestern corner of the constellation Ophiuchus that was processed in PixInsight as an RGB image. Resolution is 6.3 arcsec/pixel.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 4605
3 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 247.55 Dec -25.115
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................14 Mar 2021 - 17 Mar 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 284 | 1h30m | 19 |
| Green | 317 | 1h35m | 18 |
| Blue | 300 | 1h30m | 18 |