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      NGC 6559 - a HaRGB treatment of the Loreta Nebula.
      Wallpaper author:
      Dale Smalley

      30 Apr 2022

      NGC 6559 - a HaRGB treatment of the Loreta Nebula.

      This is a cloud of gas and dust located at a distance of about 5000 light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer). The glowing region is a relatively small object, just a few light-years across, in contrast to the one hundred light-years and more spanned by its famous neighbour, the Lagoon Nebula.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      M8

      1 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-1-CCD
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Emission Nebula
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        FLI ProLine PL9000
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 270.9042 Dec -24.38331
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Chile
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        21 Oct 2020 - 26 Oct 2020
      Filter
      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Halpha18024m8
      SII18024m8
      OIII18024m8

      NGC 6559 - a HaRGB treatment of the Loreta Nebula.