Wallpaper author:
Johan Potgieter
20 Oct 2022
The Heart and Soul Nebula
Located about 6,000 light-years from Earth, the Heart and Soul nebula form a vast star-forming complex that makes up part of the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way galaxy.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 1848
15 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 42.775 Dec 60.4
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................03 Nov 2020 - 12 Feb 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 573 | 7h | 44 |
| OIII | 586 | 7h10m | 44 |
| SII | 642 | 7h40m | 43 |