Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
23 Jul 2026
Heart Nebula
This is the middle of the Heart Nebula containing the open cluster and nebula known as Melotte 15. Cosmic clouds are formed by stellar winds and radiation from massive hot stars. These stars are very young being only about 1.5 million years old. Data were processed with PixInsight, RC-Astro Tools and Photoshop.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Heart Nebula
8 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 38 Dec 61.45
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................28 Dec 2019 - 10 Mar 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 214 | 4h3m | 68 |
| OIII | 208 | 3h56m | 68 |
| SII | 210 | 3h58m | 68 |