Wallpaper author:
Peter LeFebvre
13 Dec 2025
NGC 2841 - A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy
This galaxy has patchy arms and low star formation relative to other galaxies such as our own. I found it to be an interesting object to process especially with the gas halo.
Distance: 46 Million light-years
Apparent Magnitude: 10.1
Object Type: Flocculent Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2841
20 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI Proline PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 140.5112 Dec 50.9766
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................United States of America
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 Feb 2023 - 23 Mar 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 1705 | 9h | 19 |
| Red | 758 | 4h | 19 |
| Green | 800 | 4h | 18 |
| Blue | 800 | 4h | 18 |
| Halpha | 1133 | 5h40m | 18 |