Wallpaper author:
Dieter Lubbe
28 Jan 2024
CG 4 - a cosmic monster
CG 4 is a cometary globule about 1,300 light-years away. It has been described as a cosmic "monster" seemingly poised to devour the far more distant galaxy PGC 21338 (more than 100 million light years away)
Dataset from which the image was processed
CG 4
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Star-forming Regions
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 113.5042 Dec -46.9642
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................26 Nov 2022 - 13 Dec 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 3h20m | 20 |
| Blue | 600 | 3h20m | 20 |
| Green | 600 | 3h20m | 20 |
| Red | 600 | 3h20m | 20 |