Wallpaper author:
Philip Yates
15 Mar 2023
RCW 53C
The Carina nebula, NGC 3372, is ionised by star clusters belonging to the massive Car OB1 association, which includes some of the brightest known stars in the Milky Way:
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3372 Mosaic
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 161.4895 Dec -59.7331
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................01 Jul 2023 - 27 Jul 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 271 | 3h5m | 41 |
| SII | 307 | 3h30m | 41 |
| Halpha | 322 | 3h40m | 41 |