Wallpaper author:
Marek Idec
29 May 2023
RCW 58
Wolf-Rayet stars live short and eject their outer layers like the central star of the expanding oval-shaped nabula RCW 58.
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 |