Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
27 Mar 2021
LMC
Image of the Large Magellanic Cloud, acquired with the CHI-5 telescope.
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way at a distance of around 160,000 light-years. Based on readily visible stars and a mass of approximately 10 billion solar masses, the diameter of the LMC is about 14,000 light-years.
Data from only 1 one-click exposure.
Total exposure 80 minutes. Sub-exposures were 10 minutes with each filter (LRGB)
Dataset from which the image was processed
Large Magellanic Cloud
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ML16200
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 80.8942 Dec -69.7561
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................30 Nov 2020 - 15 Oct 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 214 | 1h15m | 21 |
| Red | 357 | 2h5m | 21 |
| Luminance | 343 | 2h | 21 |
| Green | 357 | 2h5m | 21 |
| Blue | 229 | 1h20m | 21 |