Wallpaper author:
John Ebersole
14 Nov 2024
Ionic Colors of Orion
A narrowband image of southern M42 emphasizing the interplay of Ha, OIII, and SII emissions.
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 |