Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
09 Dec 2021
NGC 2014 and NGC 2020
This is an image of NGC 2014 and NGC 2020. NGC 2014 is a large emission nebula which contains an open cluster of hot, young stars, almost hidden in the brightest part of the nebula. NGC 2020 is the blue reflection nebula to the left of NGC 2014. These nebulae are about 160,000 light years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2014
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 83.1 Dec -67.68333
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 Jul 2021 - 07 Oct 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 578 | 4h20m | 27 |
| OIII | 623 | 4h30m | 26 |
| SII | 600 | 4h20m | 26 |