Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
24 Mar 2022
RCW 55
RCW 55 is a HII region located about15,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Carina.
This HII or star-forming region is associated with one O8 V and six B-class stars according to Pinheiro et.al.. It lies in the midst of the Carina arc, about half way between the Car OB2 association and the massive star formation region RCW 49.
This HSO-image was acquired with CHI-1, data from 6 one click observations.
Total integration time: 360 minutes
HSO 12 subs of 600s with each filter.
FOV 32' x 32' (0.68"/px)
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3293
10 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Open Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 158.9542 Dec -58.2167
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................17 Mar 2021 - 12 Jun 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SII | 600 | 4h50m | 29 |
| Halpha | 600 | 4h40m | 28 |
| OIII | 600 | 4h40m | 28 |