Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
09 Sept 2022
IC4592 - Blue Horsehead Nebula
A reflection nebula in the constellation Scorpius. The blue region towards the center is lit by the star Nu Scorpii. A smaller reflection nebula, IC4601 is surrounding two stars to the right. Comet C2017 K2 is visible in the lower left.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 4592
15 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 243.25 Dec -19.3
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................17 Apr 2020 - 22 Aug 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 327 | 5h27m | 60 |
| Red | 195 | 3h15m | 60 |
| Green | 214 | 3h30m | 59 |
| Blue | 488 | 8h | 59 |