Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
25 Feb 2026
NGC1365 - Great Barred Spiral Galaxy
This galaxy is located in the constellation Fornax. The blue regions on the outer bars represent hot newborn stars. The orange central region contains cold dust and gas where future star formation will occur. The data was processed with PixInsight, RC-Astro Tools, and Photoshop.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1365
7 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 53.4019 Dec -36.14066
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................25 Jan 2022 - 01 Feb 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 600 | 2h20m | 14 |
| Red | 600 | 2h20m | 14 |
| Green | 600 | 2h20m | 14 |
| Blue | 600 | 2h20m | 14 |