Wallpaper author:
Andrew Macica
05 Feb 2026
NGC 1291, Ring Galaxy
NGC 1291 is a ring galaxy with an unusual inner bar and outer ring structure. It is located 33 MLY away in the constellation Eridanus. (NASA JPL)
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: 8 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 1291
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 49.3274 Dec -41.108
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 Nov 2023 - 12 Feb 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 300 | 2h10m | 26 |
| Red | 300 | 2h5m | 25 |
| Luminance | 288 | 2h | 25 |
| Green | 312 | 2h10m | 25 |