Wallpaper author:
Eric Ganz
04 Nov 2021
NGC 6729
Bright stars light up this interesting area of dust and clouds.
NGC 6729
This emission reflection nebula is dusty and active. Strong star forming area.
CHI-1 telescope, Telescope Live.
Chile, Planewave CDK24, 61-cm telescope, FLI ProLine PL9000.
PI, LR.
9 hours total LRGB exposure.
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 |