Wallpaper author:
JEAN-LOUIS FAIVRE
21 Nov 2023
Tarantula Nebula
The Tarantula Nebula has an apparent magnitude of 8. Considering its distance of about 49 kpc (160,000 light-years), this is an extremely luminous non-stellar object. Its luminosity is so great that if it were as close to Earth as the Orion Nebula, the Tarantula Nebula would cast visible shadows. In fact, it is the most active starburst region known in the Local Group of galaxies.
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 |