Wallpaper author:
BRIAN HALKETT
12 May 2023
RCW 58
A nebula is in the southern constellation of Carina. The central star, WR40, is a Wolf Rayet star that is ejecting its outer layers to form the surrounding nebula.
Dataset from which the image was processed
RCW 58
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Wolf-Rayet Star
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 166.57112 Dec -65.5093
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................27 Apr 2023 - 17 May 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 107 | 32m | 18 |
| Red | 107 | 32m | 18 |
| Green | 107 | 32m | 18 |
| Blue | 71 | 20m | 17 |
| Halpha | 1041 | 4h55m | 17 |