Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
25 Jun 2021
NGC 6559
LRGB-image of NGC 6559, captured with CHI-4 (ASA500N).
NGC 6559 is a star-forming region located at a distance of about 5000 light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Sagittarius, showing both emission and reflection regions.
Pro dataset curated by Nik Szymanek.
Total integration time 170 mnutes
LRGB 6:3:3:5 subs of 600s
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6559
2 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 272.4125 Dec -23.86778
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................14 May 2021 - 18 May 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 750 | 50m | 4 |
| Red | 450 | 30m | 4 |
| Green | 450 | 30m | 4 |
| Blue | 750 | 50m | 4 |