Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
28 Jul 2021
Prawn Nebula
SHO-image of IC 4628, captured with CHI-6 (Officina Stellare RH200).
Pro Dataset curated by Scotty Bishop.
Prawn Nebula, also known as IC 4628, is an emission nebula located in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, around 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius. It forms part of the tail of the "False Comet" anchored by the bright open cluster NGC 6231.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 4628
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 254.225 Dec -40.51222
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................08 Apr 2021 - 08 Apr 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 750 | 50m | 4 |
| SII | 450 | 30m | 4 |
| OIII | 600 | 40m | 4 |