Wallpaper author:
John Ebersole
05 Nov 2026
Small Magellanic Cloud
The northern sector of the SMC, featuring NGC 346, is shown here in an HST palette.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Small Magellanic Cloud
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 13.62629 Dec -72.6676
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 Jun 2023 - 26 Jul 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 309 | 3h | 35 |
| SII | 300 | 2h55m | 35 |
| OIII | 291 | 2h50m | 35 |