Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
10 Aug 2023
M42 - The Orion Nebula
This is an image of the central region of M42, also known as the Orion Nebula. It is an emission nebula about 1,500 light years away in the constellation Orion. The central region known as the Trapezium can me seen in the middel of the image.
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 |