Wallpaper author:
Chris Kaiser
01 Sept 2022
M6 and Sharpless 12
The open cluster Messier 6, also called the Butterfly Cluster, and the diffuse nebula Sharpless 12, both in Scorpius.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Sh 2-12
8 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 265.0833 Dec -32.25
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................29 Jul 2021 - 01 May 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SII | 600 | 4h | 24 |
| Halpha | 600 | 4h | 24 |
| OIII | 600 | 4h | 24 |