Wallpaper author:
Alan Daly
09 May 2023
IC 2944 CloseUp
IC 2944 spans about 100 light years and lies about 6,000 light years away from Earth. It is filled with gas and dust that is illuminated and heated by a loose cluster of massive stars.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 2944
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 173.775 Dec -63.2392
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................23 Feb 2023 - 29 Mar 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 560 | 2h20m | 15 |
| Halpha | 643 | 2h30m | 14 |
| SII | 600 | 2h20m | 14 |