Wallpaper author:
Denis Vandensavel
05 Oct 2024
NGC 1316 and its small neighbour NGC 1317
NGC 1316 is a huge elliptical galaxy. Dark clouds around the core are likely what remains from a merger with a spiral galaxy. On the other hand, the spiral galaxy NGC 1317 had a peaceful life so far. Tone mapping in Affinity Photo did a great job at revealing the star shells around the galaxy's core.
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 |