Wallpaper author:
Jared Greer
15 Apr 2026
The Framed Galaxy
Galaxy NGC 3621 found in the constellation Hydra 22 million light years from earth. It has been called the framed galaxy due to being surrounded by stars forming a parallelogram. Processed with Astro Pixel Processor, Pixinsight, and Photoshop.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3621
8 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 169.5679 Dec -32.8126
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................20 Jan 2023 - 19 Apr 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 437 | 4h15m | 35 |
| Green | 257 | 2h30m | 35 |
| Red | 249 | 2h25m | 35 |
| Blue | 256 | 2h25m | 34 |