Wallpaper author:
John Ebersole
16 Jun 2026
RCW 57 Mosaic
A widefield view of the Eta Carina Nebula region (panel 3 of the mosaic) in an HST palette.
Dataset from which the image was processed
RCW 57 Mosaic
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 162.5125 Dec -63.405
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................02 Feb 2022 - 12 Feb 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SII | 491 | 1h30m | 11 |
| OIII | 655 | 2h | 11 |
| Halpha | 660 | 1h50m | 10 |