Wallpaper author:
Sean Davis
21 May 2021
NGC 6729
Ngc 6729 or Caldwell 68 is a reflection/emission nebula located in the constellation of Corona Australis, approximately 400 light years away,making it one of the closest star forming regions to our solar system.
This was comprised of several one click observations
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6729
15 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 285.4433 Dec -36.9611
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................18 Sept 2020 - 08 Oct 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 673 | 7h40m | 41 |
| Red | 673 | 7h40m | 41 |
| Blue | 483 | 5h30m | 41 |
| Green | 428 | 4h45m | 40 |