Wallpaper author:
Jeff Reitzel
15 Jan 2022
Sh2-308 THe Dolphin Nebula
Sharpless 308-The Dolphin Nebula. This beautiful nebula is located near the center of the constellation Canis Major. It is a large bubble formed around the Wolf-Rayet star EZ Canis Majoris. This is data combined from one click observations with CHI-2 and CHI-4 telescopes. Processed with Pixinsight and Photoshop
Dataset from which the image was processed
Sh 2-308
3 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 103.55417 Dec -23.92833
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 Oct 2021 - 20 Oct 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 1371 | 2h40m | 7 |
| Red | 171 | 20m | 7 |
| Green | 171 | 20m | 7 |
| Blue | 150 | 15m | 6 |