Wallpaper author:
Neil McAllister
11 May 2024
Messier 98
Discovered in 1781 by Pierre Mechain at a distance of around 44 million light years away.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M98
7 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 183.4512 Dec 14.9005
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................12 Apr 2023 - 09 May 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 309 | 2h45m | 32 |
| Blue | 309 | 2h45m | 32 |
| Luminance | 291 | 2h35m | 32 |
| Red | 290 | 2h30m | 31 |