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      RCW 120
      Wallpaper author:
      Michelle Ashford

      14 Aug 2025

      RCW 120

      RCW 120, also catalogued as SH2-3 and GUM 58, is an emission nebula and HII region in the constellation of Scorpio. It is located approx. 4,300 Light years from Earth. The nebula is a bubble of gas and dust formed around an “O” type star, the most massive stellar giants known to exist.


      This image has been processed as SHO, using Ha as an additional luminance frame. Stacking, chanel combination and Blur Exterminator using Pixinsight, final processing with Affinity, Star Exterminator and Topaz De-Noise.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      RCW 120

      6 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      CHI-1-CMOS

      RCW 120