Wallpaper author:
Judith Prana
13 Sept 2026
RCW32 (A Heavenly Masterpiece)
RCW 32, aka Gum 15, an emission nebula, is a little-known object located in the southern constellation Vela at a distance of about 3,000 light-years from Earth. 8 hours of Widefield Narrow-band data, originally captured using the AUS 2 telescope with a CCD camera. Processed in Pixinsight for custom HOO Tri-color blend workflow, enjoy!
Dataset from which the image was processed
RCW 32 Widefield
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 130.7375 Dec -41.7456
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................25 Nov 2022 - 10 Dec 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 2h40m | 16 |
| SII | 600 | 2h40m | 16 |
| OIII | 600 | 2h40m | 16 |