Wallpaper author:
Phil Misiowiec
15 Jul 2023
M20 Trifid Nebula
The Trifid Nebula, located in the constellation Sagittarius, is approximately 9,000 light-years from Earth. This image is derived from 75 minutes of HSO data.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M20
3 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 270.6038 Dec -23.0018
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................16 Jun 2023 - 25 Oct 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 1000 | 2h30m | 9 |
| Blue | 200 | 30m | 9 |
| Luminance | 100 | 15m | 9 |
| Red | 100 | 15m | 9 |
| Green | 100 | 15m | 9 |