Wallpaper author:
Dominic Gareau
08 Nov 2025
NGC 2403
Hidden in the constellation Camelopardalis, NGC 2403 is a beautiful spiral galaxy just 8 million light-years away. Its delicate spiral arms are filled with glowing star-forming regions and bright pink hydrogen clouds, similar in structure to our Milky Way. This galaxy is a true showcase of cosmic evolution — a quiet yet vibrant island of stars adrift in the deep northern sky.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2403
20 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI Proline PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 114.2139 Dec 65.6027
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................United States of America
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................28 Nov 2021 - 03 Jan 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 1800 | 9h | 18 |
| Red | 800 | 4h | 18 |
| Green | 800 | 4h | 18 |
| Blue | 800 | 4h | 18 |
| Halpha | 1482 | 7h | 17 |