Wallpaper author:
Marius Dinga
05 Jul 2026
IC 447_ Dreyer's Nebula
IC 447 (IC 2169, Dreyer's Nebula) is a reflection nebula located in the constellation Monoceros. It includes several massive B-type stars and forms one end of the Monoceros R1 star-forming filament, with IC 446 at the opposite end. IC 447 may have been formed by more massive members of the young open cluster Collinder 95.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 2169
3 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 97.75 Dec 9.9008
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................04 Mar 2024 - 06 Apr 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 346 | 1h15m | 13 |
| Blue | 277 | 1h | 13 |
| Green | 277 | 1h | 13 |
| Red | 300 | 1h | 12 |