Wallpaper author:
Steve Teel
09 Jan 2025
The Great Orion Nebula
M42 with M43 appearing in Orion
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 |