Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
06 Jul 2026
M2
Globular cluster in the constellation Aquarius. It contains over 150,000 stars. Data was processed with PixInsight, RC-Astro Tools, Affinity and Photoshop.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M2
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Globular Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 323.3626 Dec -0.8233
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................16 May 2023 - 14 Jun 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 339 | 2h10m | 23 |
| Green | 287 | 1h50m | 23 |
| Red | 300 | 1h55m | 23 |
| Luminance | 273 | 1h40m | 22 |