Wallpaper author:
Alistair Scobie
31 Jul 2024
NGC3324 - James Web Space Telescope
My edit of the Carina Nebula imaged with six infra-red filters by the James Web Space Telescope.
The four wide and medium band filters used an exposure time of 3221 seconds. The narrow band filters had a exposure time each of 5797 seconds. Total exposure time 6.8hrs.
The telescope has a focal length of ~131m and is f/20.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3372
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 160.94583 Dec -59.66222
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................11 Apr 2021 - 11 Apr 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 50m | 5 |
| SII | 450 | 30m | 4 |
| OIII | 750 | 50m | 4 |