Wallpaper author:
Ian Baber
19 Aug 2022
NGC 2516 The Southern Beehive Cluster
NGC 2516 (also known as Caldwell 96) is an open star cluster in the southern sky in the constellation Carina discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-1752. It is also called Southern Beehive or the Sprinter.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M44
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Open Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 130.1 Dec 19.6667
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................16 Apr 2021 - 17 Apr 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 600 | 20m | 2 |
| Red | 600 | 20m | 2 |
| Green | 600 | 20m | 2 |
| Blue | 600 | 20m | 2 |