Wallpaper author:
James Fordice
17 Jan 2024
RCW 19
RCW 19 (GUM 10) is an emission nebula that lies in an isolated rather dull region in Puppis. It is part of a giant molecular cloud located at ~10,000 LY. The molecular cloud is related to the O7f giant star HD 69464 which is near the center of this image.
SHO palette.
Dataset from which the image was processed
RCW 19
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 123.97892 Dec -35.5738
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................25 Dec 2023 - 21 Jan 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 293 | 3h25m | 42 |
| SII | 300 | 3h30m | 42 |
| OIII | 307 | 3h35m | 42 |