Wallpaper author:
Walter Borghini
27 Jun 2023
CRESCENT NEBULA
About 4,700 light years from our planet in the direction of the Cygnus constellation, there is this wonderful emission nebula.
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 |