Wallpaper author:
Rouven Asmußen
07 Aug 2022
NGC 2516
NGC 2516 (also known as Caldwell 96) is an open star cluster in the southern sky in the constellation Carina discovered by Abbe Lacaille in 1751-1752. It is also called Southern Beehive or the Sprinter.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2516
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Open Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 119.525 Dec -60.8
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................25 Dec 2021 - 25 Dec 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 300 | 10m | 2 |
| Red | 300 | 10m | 2 |
| Green | 300 | 10m | 2 |
| Blue | 300 | 10m | 2 |