Wallpaper author:
Pierre-Alexandre Targe
14 Jan 2023
IC4628
Located south of the star Antares, this nebula is illuminated by clusters of young blue stars, only a few million years old.
It covers a region in the sky three times the size of the full moon.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 4628
10 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 254.2278 Dec -40.51235
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................19 Jun 2021 - 22 May 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 5h | 30 |
| OIII | 600 | 5h | 30 |
| SII | 600 | 5h | 30 |