Wallpaper author:
Alan Daly
18 Jun 2026
Small Magellanic Cloud
The Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf irregular galaxy approximately 200,000 light years away.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Small Magellanic Cloud
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 13.62629 Dec -72.6676
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 Jun 2023 - 26 Jul 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 309 | 3h | 35 |
| SII | 300 | 2h55m | 35 |
| OIII | 291 | 2h50m | 35 |