Wallpaper author:
Walter Borghini
05 Sept 2025
Andromeda galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy, part of the Local Group, is just 2.5 million light-years away. This narrow-band SHO image shows several emission nebulae and some planetary nebulae belonging to it.
Processed with AstroArt, PixInsight, PaintShop.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Andromeda Galaxy
23 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 10.6847 Dec 41.2688
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................17 Jun 2023 - 23 Sept 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| OIII | 371 | 13h30m | 131 |
| Halpha | 441 | 15h55m | 130 |
| SII | 88 | 3h10m | 130 |