Wallpaper author:
Peter Goodhew
23 Nov 2022
NGC 6302
NGC 6302 is a bright bipolar planetary nebula in the constellation Scorpius. It is also known as the Bug Nebula, the Butterfly Nebula, and Caldwell 69. It is around 4,000 light years away. It is 390 arc seconds in diameter.
Scope: Planewave CDK24
Camera: FLI PL9000
A total of 15 hours (HaOIIISII)
More information at https://www.imagingdeepspace.com/ngc-6302.html
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6302
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