Wallpaper author:
Astro Dinsk
28 Sept 2021
Prawn Nebula - IC 4628
Prawn Nebula is (Gum 56, IC 4628) is an emission nebula in the constellation Scorpio. It is an active star forming region.
Located 6,000 light years from Earth, it is a vast region of space filled with gas and dark dust clouds from which bright hot stars are born.
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 |