Wallpaper author:
Dominic Gareau
10 Aug 2025
Messier 74
Messier 74 is a large spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation Pisces. It is about 32 million light-years away from Earth.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M74
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 24.1739 Dec 15.7836
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................25 Jul 2023 - 24 Sept 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 123 | 1h26m | 42 |
| Red | 117 | 1h20m | 41 |
| Luminance | 123 | 1h24m | 41 |
| Green | 117 | 1h20m | 41 |