Wallpaper author:
Neil McAllister
17 Nov 2024
Messier 77
Also known as The Squid Galaxy, discovered in 1780 by Pierre Mechain, at a distance of around 47 million light years away.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M77
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 40.6696 Dec -0.0133
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................22 Dec 2022 - 27 Dec 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 600 | 1h30m | 9 |
| Luminance | 600 | 1h30m | 9 |
| Red | 600 | 1h30m | 9 |
| Blue | 600 | 1h30m | 9 |