Wallpaper author:
Jorge E Fierro
17 Nov 2023
The Great Orion Nebula Widefield
Believed to be the cosmic fire of creation by the Maya of Mesoamerica, M42 blazes brightly in the constellation Orion. Popularly called the Orion Nebula, this stellar nursery has been known to many different cultures throughout human history
Dataset from which the image was processed
M42
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 83.8221 Dec -5.3911
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................25 Jan 2020 - 12 Dec 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 54 | 1h46m | 118 |
| Luminance | 26 | 51m | 118 |
| Red | 37 | 1h12m | 117 |
| Blue | 23 | 45m | 117 |
| Green | 24 | 46m | 117 |