Wallpaper author:
Alan Daly
01 Jul 2026
NGC 3603
Located approximately 20,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Carina, NGC 3603 is one of the largest star-forming regions in the Milky Way. At the centre of the nebula lies a remarkably dense, open cluster of thousands of stars.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3603
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 168.775 Dec -61.2658
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................17 May 2024 - 17 Jul 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 317 | 3h5m | 35 |
| SII | 274 | 2h40m | 35 |
| Halpha | 309 | 3h | 35 |