Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
17 Jan 2022
M42 - The Orion Nebula
This is an image of M42. It is an emission nebula about 1,500 light years away in the constellation Orion, just below Orion's belt. It is estimated to about 25 light years in diameter and is one of the brightest nebulae in the sky.
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 |