Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
19 Apr 2021
GUM 15
This is an image of GUM 15. It is an emission nebula about 3,000 light years away in the constellation Vela. The blueish whisps are the result of scattering blue light from the bright double star HD 74804, in the middle of the nebula.
Dataset from which the image was processed
RCW 32
8 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 131.2083 Dec -41.3342
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................13 May 2022 - 10 Dec 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SII | 574 | 3h40m | 23 |
| Halpha | 600 | 3h40m | 22 |
| OIII | 627 | 3h50m | 22 |