Wallpaper author:
Jonathan Lodge
28 Sept 2021
NGC 6729
NGC 6729 (also known as Caldwell 68) is a reflection/emission nebula in the constellation Corona Australis.
NGC 6729 is a variable nebula which shows irregular variations in brightness and in shape, something that was evident in processing datasets from multiple different nights.
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 |