Wallpaper author:
sauro gaudenzi
02 Aug 2025
NGC 1313
I tried to process this photo trying to make as much signal as possible stand out. NGC 1313 is a field galaxy and an irregular galaxy, with a diameter of about 50,000 light-years, or about half the size of the Milky Way.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1313
8 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 49.5669 Dec -66.4983
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................21 Sept 2023 - 16 Nov 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 300 | 2h55m | 35 |
| Red | 309 | 3h | 35 |
| Green | 300 | 2h50m | 34 |
| Blue | 291 | 2h45m | 34 |