Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
14 Jun 2022
Widefield image Iris Nebula
Widefield image of the Iris Nebula (NGC 7023), a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It lies 1,300 light-years away and is six light-years across.
The bright star on the bottom left is Alfirk (Beta Cephei).
There is plenty of dark interstellar dust in this area (dark nebulae)...
This image was captured with SPA-3, data from 3 one click observations.
Total integration time 180 minutes.
9 subs of 300s with each filter (LRGB).
Dataset Telescope Live
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 7023
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 315.4037 Dec 68.1633
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................23 Jul 2020 - 23 Oct 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 277 | 3h | 39 |
| Red | 308 | 3h20m | 39 |
| Green | 308 | 3h20m | 39 |
| Blue | 308 | 3h20m | 39 |