Wallpaper author:
Peter LeFebvre
05 Feb 2026
NGC 5078
Distance: 94 million light-years
Apparent Magnitude: 11.8
Constellation: Hydra
Object Type: Intermediate Spiral Galaxy
This data is a free download and I’ve seen and appreciated everybody’s take on this object. So, it was time for me to take a try at. Free or not, it is an interesting object and region to work on. Lots of fun see what was in the data.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 5078
2 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 199.9584 Dec -27.4103
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 Jul 2023 - 17 Jul 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 225 | 30m | 8 |
| Blue | 225 | 30m | 8 |
| Green | 450 | 1h | 8 |
| Red | 300 | 35m | 7 |