Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
01 Jun 2021
IC 4605
This is an image of the nebula region around IC 4605. In addition to IC 4605 you can see the Rho Ophiuchi nebula (Blue area near the center top), SH2-9 (Red nebula near the center right), and globular cluster M4 (near the center bottom). This nebula complex can be found about 400-700 light years away in the constellation Scorpius.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 4605
3 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 247.55 Dec -25.115
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................14 Mar 2021 - 17 Mar 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 284 | 1h30m | 19 |
| Green | 317 | 1h35m | 18 |
| Blue | 300 | 1h30m | 18 |