Wallpaper author:
Alessandro Motta
20 Dec 2024
✨ The Beautiful Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302) ✨
Witness the ethereal beauty of the Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302), one of the most stunning planetary nebulae in the night sky. Its delicate "wings" of gas and dust stretch out from the central star, which is shrouded in mystery due to its immense heat and faint visibility.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6302
10 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Planetary Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 258.4347 Dec -37.10304
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................26 Jul 2021 - 08 Sept 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 5h | 30 |
| OIII | 600 | 5h | 30 |
| SII | 600 | 5h | 30 |