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WR134-16-07-2026-Belgium-Hamois-Luc-Viatour
2026-07-16
- Classification
- Photograph
- Museum
- Wikimedia Commons
- Credit line
- Own work www.lucnix.be
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 4.0, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed
About this work
WR 134, Wolf-Rayet star and its surrounding nebula
At the heart of the hydrogen draperies in the constellation Cygnus, the massive Wolf-Rayet star WR 134 shapes the interstellar medium. Its ultraviolet stellar winds expel a delicate bubble of ionized oxygen [O III], whose turquoise blue glow contrasts magnificently with the glowing red backdrop of the Milky Way.
Astrophotography acquisition and processing details:
Instrument: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED refractor (862 mm) on a Wave 150i mount
Camera: ZWO ASI6200MC Pro P25, 61MP 16-bit at -10°C
Accessories: ZWO CAA field rotator, ZWO EAF electronic focuser
Filters: Antlia dual-band H-alpha & OIII 3nm
Exposure: 4 hours 06 minutes (41 x 360s)
Software: PixInsight, RC Astro suite, darktable, GIMP on Linux
Location: Captured in Hamois (Belgium) under a Bortle 4.5 sky.
