Wallpaper author:
John Ebersole
27 Aug 2026
M6 and neighbors
Open star cluster, M6, in the Great Rift of the Milky Way is surrounded by emission nebulae (starting from 4 o'clock clockwise - Sh2-13,12,15,16).
Dataset from which the image was processed
Sh 2-12
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 265.1042 Dec -31.0064
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................23 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 600 | 1h40m | 10 |
| Halpha | 600 | 1h40m | 10 |
| SII | 600 | 1h40m | 10 |