Wallpaper author:
MEHMET HAKAN ÖZSARAÇ
07 Mar 2021
Emission Nebula NGC 1760
NGC 1760 is an emission nebula, or actually a complex ring of emission nebulae connected by glowing filaments over 1000 light-years across and located about 160,000 light-years away within the Large Magellanic Cloud, in the constellation of Dorado. It is one of the most active star formation regions in the nearby Universe.
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 |