Wallpaper author:
Mustafa Aydın
22 Dec 2022
NGC 2014 LMC Widefield
NGC 2014 is a red emission nebula surrounding an open cluster of stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, at a distance of about 163,000 light-years.
The nebula was discovered on 3 August 1826 by James Dunlop. Together with NGC 2020 it makes up what is called the Cosmic Reef.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2014
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 83.1 Dec -67.68333
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................18 Sept 2021 - 12 Dec 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 15h50m | 95 |
| OIII | 600 | 15h50m | 95 |
| SII | 600 | 15h40m | 94 |