Wallpaper author:
Reggie Jones
05 May 2024
RCW 58 HSO
Rodgers, Campbell and Whiteoak 58 HII region contains a Wolf-Rayet Star WR40 which is undergoing a mass ejection of material characteristic of these types of massive stars. This mass ejection creates the nebula from fierce radiation pressure of the star.
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 |