Wallpaper author:
Jean-Louis NAUDIN
22 Dec 2020
The Orion Nebula (21 dec 2020)
The Orion Nebula, or M 42, is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. Object type: HII (ionized) region
Dataset from which the image was processed
M42
8 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 83.8221 Dec -5.3911
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................07 Nov 2019 - 25 Mar 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 40 | 58m | 86 |
| Luminance | 50 | 1h12m | 86 |
| Red | 25 | 36m | 85 |
| Blue | 24 | 34m | 85 |
| Halpha | 123 | 2h54m | 85 |