Wallpaper author:
Ian Baber
27 Jul 2022
NGC 1531 V2.
NGC 1531 dwarf galaxy in the centre of the image, interacting with the larger spiral galaxy NGC 1532. Distance 42.4 million light-years away.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1531
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 62.9972 Dec -32.8508
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................29 Sept 2021 - 26 Jul 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 525 | 2h20m | 16 |
| Red | 525 | 2h20m | 16 |
| Green | 525 | 2h20m | 16 |
| Blue | 600 | 2h40m | 16 |
| Halpha | 413 | 1h50m | 16 |