Wallpaper author:
Michelle Ashford
09 Dec 2023
NGC 1491
NGC 1491, also designated SH2-206, LBN 704, is a bright emission nebula and HII region, located on the edge of a vast cloud region of neutral gas, about 10,700 light-years away in the Perseus arm of our Milky Way Galaxy in the constellation Perseus.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1491
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 60.8163 Dec 51.315
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................25 Aug 2023 - 30 Aug 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 377 | 4h30m | 43 |
| SII | 236 | 2h45m | 42 |
| OIII | 286 | 3h20m | 42 |