Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
26 Nov 2023
NGC 1316 and NGC 1317
This is an image of NGC 1316 and NGC 1317, NGC 1316 is the large galaxy at the bottom and is also known as Fornax A. It is a lenticular galaxy about 60 million light years away in the constellation Fornax. It appears to be interaction with NGC 1317 , the small spiral galaxy to the north.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1316
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 50.6741 Dec -37.2082
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................14 Feb 2023 - 01 Dec 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 291 | 2h50m | 35 |
| Red | 300 | 2h55m | 35 |
| Green | 309 | 2h55m | 34 |
| Blue | 300 | 2h50m | 34 |