Wallpaper author:
Philip Yates
27 May 2023
RCW 58
RCW 58 clearly shows the ejected mass and the effect of the fierce radiation pressure on the ejected gases.
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 |