Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
11 Sept 2024
IC4685
This is an emission nebula in the constellation Sagittarius. The nebula contains region of emission, reflection and dark dust lanes. The bright orange/red structure is a star forming region known as NGC6559. The dark lanes of dust snaking through is known as B303. Data from the observation bundle.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 4685
3 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 272.4042 Dec -24.0414
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................01 Sept 2023 - 14 Oct 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 281 | 1h15m | 16 |
| SII | 281 | 1h15m | 16 |
| OIII | 340 | 1h25m | 15 |