Wallpaper author:
Moreno Mantilli
01 Apr 2022
The Lion Nebula - SH2-132
Maybe my favorite deep sky object, the Lion Nebula it's an HII region in which are located two Wolf-Rayet stars, that are the main source of ionization of the nebula.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Sh 2-132
12 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 334.5666 Dec 55.8425
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................04 Dec 2021 - 28 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 583 | 5h40m | 35 |
| OIII | 618 | 5h50m | 34 |
| SII | 600 | 5h40m | 34 |