Wallpaper author:
Stephen Smith
12 Oct 2025
M100 (Mirror Galaxy)
This was a tough dataset to process. I used Siril with starnet, graxpert, and cosmic clarity plugins. I added finishing touches in lightroom, though I think this still came out with more grain then I would like. This was my third and final attempt on the data.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M100
7 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 185.7 Dec 15.82639
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................02 Feb 2020 - 25 Jun 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 720 | 3h | 15 |
| Red | 560 | 2h20m | 15 |
| Green | 560 | 2h20m | 15 |
| Blue | 560 | 2h20m | 15 |