Wallpaper author:
Andrew Macica
03 Feb 2026
NGC 1313, the Topsy Turvy Galaxy
NGC 1313, the Topsy Turvy Galaxy, is a barred spiral undergoing starbursts. It is 15 MLY away and is only visible in the southern hemisphere. (European Southern Observatory)
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: 10 hours 25 min.
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
NGC 1313
8 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Emission Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 49.5669 Dec -66.4983
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................21 Sept 2023 - 16 Nov 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 300 | 2h55m | 35 |
| Red | 309 | 3h | 35 |
| Green | 300 | 2h50m | 34 |
| Blue | 291 | 2h45m | 34 |