Wallpaper author:
RICARDO CUBA
18 Mar 2023
Lagoon Nebula
The Lagoon Nebula is estimated to be between 4,000 and 6,000 light years away from Earth. In Earth's sky, it spans 90' by 40', which translates to an actual dimension of 110 by 50 light-years. The nebula contains several Bok globules (dark clouds of collapsing protostellar material).
Dataset from which the image was processed
M8
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 270.9042 Dec -24.3833
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................19 Feb 2023 - 25 Jul 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 117 | 35m | 18 |
| Red | 124 | 35m | 17 |
| Green | 88 | 25m | 17 |
| Blue | 88 | 25m | 17 |
| Halpha | 1094 | 5h10m | 17 |