Wallpaper author:
sauro gaudenzi
27 Dec 2023
The Shark Nebula
The Shark Nebula is a part of a large molecular cloud in the constellation Cepheus.Within LDN 1235 there are two blue reflection nebulae, vdB149 and vdB150, that are illuminated by nearby spectral type B8IV stars.
Dataset from which the image was processed
LDN 1235
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Reflection Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 333.7292 Dec 73.4167
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................16 Jun 2023 - 13 Apr 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 520 | 8h40m | 60 |
| Red | 320 | 5h20m | 60 |
| Green | 320 | 5h20m | 60 |
| Blue | 325 | 5h20m | 59 |
| Halpha | 4 | 4m | 59 |