Wallpaper author:
Andrew Macica
28 May 2026
NGC 5286 (CA 084)
NGC 5286 (CA 084) is a globular cluster of stars located in the constellation Centaurus. (TheSky, Software Bisque)
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: FLI PL 9000 CCD
Filters: LRGB
Total Exposure: 7 hours 12 min.
Image Processing: PixInsight 1.9.3 Lockhart (x64);
BlurXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator, StarXTerminator (RC Astro);
Adobe Photoshop 25.12.4;
Adobe Lightroom Classic 15.3
Instruction on PixInsight from Adam Block Studios.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 5286
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Globular Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 206.6117 Dec -51.37425
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................04 Feb 2022 - 02 Jul 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 655 | 2h | 11 |
| Red | 600 | 1h50m | 11 |
| Green | 545 | 1h40m | 11 |
| Blue | 600 | 1h40m | 10 |