Wallpaper author:
Steve Teel
05 Aug 2023
The Orion Nebula M42 and M43
with the exposure time with the Planewave CDK24 calibrated to maximize the extent of the nebulae while not overexposing the Trapezium. Thank you Telescope Live!
Dataset from which the image was processed
M42
2 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 83.8208 Dec -5.3833
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................11 Mar 2023 - 14 Sept 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 70 | 36m | 31 |
| Blue | 66 | 33m | 30 |
| Red | 66 | 33m | 30 |
| Luminance | 2 | 1m | 30 |
| Halpha | 116 | 58m | 30 |