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      Wallpaper author:
      Alan Daly

      16 Jul 2025

      RCW 38 in the constellation Vela

      RCW 38: at less than a million years old, it is one of the youngest star-forming regions in the Milky Way.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      RCW 38

      4 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      AUS-2-CMOS
      • Type of target
        ............................................................................................................................
        Emission Nebula
      • Camera
        ............................................................................................................................
        QHY 600M
      • Target coordinates
        ............................................................................................................................
        RA 134.7729 Dec -47.5108
      • Hemisphere
        ............................................................................................................................
        Southern
      • Telescope location
        ............................................................................................................................
        Australia
      • Transient event
        ............................................................................................................................
        No
      • Observed on
        ............................................................................................................................
        13 May 2025 - 15 May 2025
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      Avg Exp (s)
      Total Exposure
      Subframes
      Halpha6215h29
      SII6435h28
      OIII6435h28

      RCW 38 in the constellation Vela