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      NGC 1360_ Robin's Egg Nebula
      Wallpaper author:
      Marius Dinga

      05 Jul 2026

      NGC 1360_ Robin's Egg Nebula

      "NGC 1360, also known as the Robin's Egg Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Fornax. It was identified as a planetary nebula due to its strong radiation in the OIII bands. Reddish matter, believed to have been ejected from the original star before its final collapse, is visible in images.


      The central star of the system was suspected to be binary since 1977, but was only confirmed in 2017. The central source consists of a low-mass O-type star and a white dwarf.


      NGC 1360 was discovered in January 1868 by the German astronomer Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke."(Wikipedia)

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 1360

      6 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-1-CMOS
      • Type of target
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        Galaxy
      • Camera
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        QHY 600M
      • Target coordinates
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        RA 53.311 Dec -25.8717
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Chile
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        28 Aug 2023 - 16 Sept 2023
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      SII2842h55m37
      OIII3653h45m37
      Halpha2512h35m37

      NGC 1360_ Robin's Egg Nebula