Wallpaper author:
Michael K.
15 Jun 2025
Close up in M16
Pillars of creation. Stacked and processed in Pixinsight, then in Photoshop.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M16
11 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 274.6879 Dec -13.7919
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 Jun 2023 - 14 Jul 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SII | 295 | 5h25m | 66 |
| Halpha | 268 | 4h50m | 65 |
| OIII | 337 | 6h5m | 65 |