Wallpaper author:
Gunther Wandtke
09 Jul 2024
A Chandelier Of Stars
One of my favorite regions of Southern Nightsky, the Chandelier Cluster, NGC 6723 and the Anteater Nebula, NGC 6726, surrounded by dusty emission nebula and bright, colorful stars.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6723
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Globular Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 285.30417 Dec -36.94083
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................13 Apr 2021 - 13 Apr 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 300 | 25m | 5 |
| Green | 300 | 25m | 5 |
| Blue | 375 | 25m | 4 |
| Luminance | 225 | 15m | 4 |