Wallpaper author:
Cameron McEwing
02 Feb 2021
The Trapezium
This narrowband SHO palette image of the Trapezium Cluster at the heart of the Orion Nebula was processed from three separate one-click observations with a combined exposure time of 54 minutes. The colours and the details of the fine structures in this region are spectacular, as is the contrast between the clouds of dust and the incandescent core that is illuminated by the brilliant stars of the Trapezium. Cameron :-)
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 |