Wallpaper author:
Thomas Peter
06 Jul 2022
NGC 6559 RGBHa CHI-1
Located about 5,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius is the star forming region NGC 6559. It has both emission and reflection regions which are red and blue, respectively.
Hope ya like it!
Tom
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6559
13 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 272.3958 Dec -24.0081
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................29 Apr 2022 - 14 Aug 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 622 | 4h40m | 27 |
| Blue | 578 | 4h20m | 27 |
| Green | 578 | 4h20m | 27 |
| Red | 622 | 4h40m | 27 |