Wallpaper author:
Walter Borghini
14 Apr 2024
M 100
M 100 is a spiral galaxy with prominent and well-defined arms visible in the direction of the constellation Coma Berenice, its distance has been precisely defined using the Hubble Space Telescope, it is located 55 million light years within the Virgo galaxy cluster.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M100
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 185.72891 Dec 15.8223
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................18 Mar 2024 - 07 Apr 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 315 | 1h45m | 20 |
| Red | 315 | 1h45m | 20 |
| Green | 300 | 1h35m | 19 |
| Blue | 268 | 1h25m | 19 |