Wallpaper author:
Rami Awad
06 Dec 2020
NGC 1760
NGC 1760 Nebula.
NGC 1760 is an star-forming complex nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
The overall complex of glowing gas and stars is known as N11 while the central cluster of hot young blue stars is know as NGC 1760.
The complex expanding shells of gas have likely formed from multiple generations of hot O and B type stars and their supernovae.
N11 measures over 1000 light years across.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1760
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 74.08334 Dec -66.53694
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................12 Oct 2020 - 12 Oct 2020
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 40m | 4 |
| SII | 600 | 40m | 4 |
| OIII | 600 | 40m | 4 |