Wallpaper author:
Marius Dinga
13 Jul 2025
IC 4628- Prawn Nebula
Prawn Nebula, also known as IC 4628, is an emission nebula located in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way, around 6,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Scorpius.
Dataset from which the image was processed
IC 4628
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 254.2278 Dec -40.5123
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................28 May 2024 - 27 Jun 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 300 | 2h20m | 28 |
| Halpha | 300 | 2h20m | 28 |
| SII | 300 | 2h20m | 28 |