Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
25 Mar 2021
NGC 55
Image of NGC 55, acquired with the CHI-1 telescope. Pro Dataset of images taken by Nik Szymanek
NGC 55, also occasionally referred to as The Whale Galaxy, is a Magellanic type barred spiral galaxy located about 6.5 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1672
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 71.4273 Dec -59.2474
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................13 Apr 2021 - 08 Apr 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 695 | 3h40m | 19 |
| Luminance | 568 | 3h | 19 |
| Red | 568 | 3h | 19 |
| Green | 567 | 2h50m | 18 |