Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
20 Jun 2026
M28
Globular star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius. It contains at least 50,000 stars and contains the third largest number of pulsars compared to other clusters. Data processed with PixInsight, RC-Astro tools and Photoshop.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M28
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Globular Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 276.137 Dec -24.8698
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................28 May 2025 - 29 May 2025
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 196 | 1h48m | 33 |
| Red | 180 | 1h36m | 32 |
| Green | 174 | 1h33m | 32 |
| Blue | 169 | 1h30m | 32 |