Wallpaper author:
Simone Bolzoni
23 Sept 2022
A comet among Scorpius stars
Comet C/2017 K2 close to beta, nu, omega Sco and nebulae IC 4592 / IC 4601
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 |