Wallpaper author:
Jonathan Lodge
26 Jan 2023
GUM 37 and Southern Tadpoles
At the top centre of the image is part of the open star cluster NGC 3572, below it is the emission nebula known as the Southern Tadpoles in the southern constellation of Carina. At the very top centre of the image is a planetary nebula designated PN G290.7+00.2 not really studied in detail in the past but now considered as a Photo-evaporating Globule and assigned the name PhJa 1.
Dataset from which the image was processed
GUM 37
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 167.5097 Dec -60.0951
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................23 Jan 2023 - 20 Jun 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 650 | 4h20m | 24 |
| SII | 625 | 4h10m | 24 |
| OIII | 525 | 3h30m | 24 |