Wallpaper author:
Alan Daly
27 Mar 2023
NGC2626
NGC 2626, a nebula located in the constellation Vela (about 3,200 light-years away from Earth), is a cloud of interstellar dust reflecting blue light from the young hot embedded star visible within the nebula, and there are many other young stars and associated nebulae in the star-forming region.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2626
8 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 128.8833 Dec -40.6667
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................13 Feb 2023 - 11 Apr 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 300 | 2h15m | 27 |
| Blue | 312 | 2h15m | 26 |
| Luminance | 427 | 3h5m | 26 |
| Red | 335 | 2h25m | 26 |
| Halpha | 127 | 55m | 26 |