Wallpaper author:
Alan Daly
17 Apr 2023
NGC 3372 Carina Nebula
The Carina Nebula is in the southern hemisphere of the Milky Way with an overall diameter of more than 200 light years. The image shows how massive stars tear open the molecular clouds from which they originated.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3372
7 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 161.2593 Dec -59.6999
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 Nov 2023 - 15 Dec 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 104 | 45m | 26 |
| Red | 92 | 40m | 26 |
| Green | 92 | 40m | 26 |
| Blue | 92 | 40m | 26 |
| Halpha | 1119 | 8h5m | 26 |