Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
26 Nov 2024
R Aquarii
A symbiotic star composed of a white dwarf and a red giant orbiting each other. Complex interactions between the two lead to gaseous hydrogen filaments that are twisted and streaming forming spiral patterns. Data from the observation bundle.
Dataset from which the image was processed
R Aquarii
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Wolf-Rayet Star
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 355.9561 Dec -15.2845
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................21 May 2023 - 05 Dec 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 25 | 10m | 24 |
| Red | 105 | 42m | 24 |
| Green | 128 | 51m | 24 |
| Blue | 135 | 54m | 24 |
| Halpha | 763 | 5h5m | 24 |