Wallpaper author:
John Ebersole
30 Mar 2023
NGC3199
NGC3199 (aka RCW48) is a Wolf-Rayet ring nebula in Carina. W-R star, HD89358, is the brighter of the two horizontal stars in the center of the crescent. It is depicted here in an HST plette.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3199
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 154.3208 Dec -57.9356
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................09 Mar 2023 - 10 Apr 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 326 | 2h5m | 23 |
| SII | 261 | 1h40m | 23 |
| OIII | 314 | 1h55m | 22 |