Wallpaper author:
Walter Borghini
14 Jun 2025
Gum 15
RCW 32 also known as Gum 15 is an emission nebula located about 3,000 light-years away in the constellation Vela, it is shaped by stellar winds flowing from stars in and around it. Processed with PixInsight, GraXpert, PaintShop Pro.
Dataset from which the image was processed
RCW 32
14 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 131.24658 Dec -41.28669
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................23 Nov 2019 - 07 Dec 2019
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 615 | 6h40m | 39 |
| Red | 554 | 6h | 39 |
| Green | 632 | 6h40m | 38 |