Autore dello sfondo:
Bernard Miller
31 Aug 2021
NGC 6302 - The Butterfly Nebula
This is and image of NGC 6302, also known as the Butterfly or Bug Nebula. It is a bi-polar planetary nebula about 3.500 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. It's central star is one of the hottest known with a surface temperature of about 250,000 degrees Celsius.
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NGC 6302
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- Tipo di obiettivo............................................................................................................................Planetary Nebula
- Fotocamera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Coordinate dell'obiettivo............................................................................................................................RA 258.4347 Dec -37.10304
- Emisfero............................................................................................................................Southern
- Posizione del telescopio............................................................................................................................Chile
- Evento transitorio............................................................................................................................No
- Osservato il............................................................................................................................26 Jul 2021 - 08 Sept 2022
Filtro | Exp. media (s) | Esposizione totale | Sottoframe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 600 | 5h | 30 |
| OIII | 600 | 5h | 30 |
| SII | 600 | 5h | 30 |