Wallpaper author:
Mark Mayer
26 Feb 2024
The Snowman Nebula
RCW7 (Sh2-302, Gum 6), sometimes referred to as the Snowman Nebula, with emissions due to ionization by the open star cluster Bochum 5 in the constellation Puppis.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Sh 2-302
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 112.9245 Dec -16.9926
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................18 Feb 2024 - 24 Feb 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 300 | 1h45m | 21 |
| SII | 300 | 1h45m | 21 |
| OIII | 300 | 1h45m | 21 |