Wallpaper author:
Walter Borghini
05 Aug 2023
M 42
The Orion Nebula is one of the brightest diffuse nebulae in the night sky.
Located at a distance of about 1500 light years from Earth, it extends for about 24 light years and is the closest star forming region to the Solar System.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M42
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- 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 |