Wallpaper author:
yoshiharu yamashita
03 Nov 2022
SA156 Dark Nebula
The Sandqvist 156, in the constellation of Chamaeleon, is a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that is sufficiently dense to obscure partially or entirely the light from stars and other objects lying behind it and enough large and suitably located to produce a noticeable effect.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Sandqvist 156
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Integrated Flux Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 194.775 Dec -77.16667
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................07 Jan 2022 - 07 Jan 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 600 | 20m | 2 |
| Red | 600 | 20m | 2 |
| Green | 600 | 20m | 2 |
| Blue | 600 | 20m | 2 |