Wallpaper author:
Philip Yates
20 Jul 2021
CRESCENT NEBULA
The Crescent Nebula, is a cosmic bubble about 25 light-years across, blown by winds from its central, bright, massive star
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6888
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 303.0292 Dec 38.35
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................16 Jul 2020 - 14 Dec 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 930 | 2h35m | 10 |
| Luminance | 42 | 7m | 10 |
| Red | 12 | 2m | 10 |
| Green | 27 | 4m | 9 |
| Blue | 13 | 2m | 9 |