Wallpaper author:
Andrew Macica
03 Feb 2026
Supernova SN 2024gy in Galaxy NGC 4216
Supernova SN 2024gy in galaxy NGC 4216. The supernova was discovered on January 4th, 2024 by Koichi Itagaki in Japan,
NGC 4216 is a bright edge on spiral galaxy in the Virgo cluster of galaxies. It is 40 MLY distant. (NSF NOIR Lab)
Image processed by Andrew Macica, original data from Telescope Live.
Imaging Details:
Observatory: Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile
Telescope: Planewave CDK24
Aperture: 610 mm (24 inches), f/6.5
Focal Length: 3962 mm
Camera: QHY 600M Pro CMOS
Filters: LRGB
Total Exposure: 1 hour 0 minutes
Image Processing: PixInsight 1.8.9-3 Ripley (x64);
BlurXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator (RC Astro);
Adobe Photoshop 12.5.1;
Adobe Lightroom Classic 14.1.1
Instruction on PixInsight from Adam Block Studios.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC4216 with SN 2024gy
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 183.97691 Dec 13.1494
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................20 Jan 2024 - 20 Jan 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 300 | 15m | 3 |
| Red | 300 | 15m | 3 |
| Green | 300 | 15m | 3 |
| Blue | 300 | 15m | 3 |