Wallpaper author:
Jan Scheers
13 Dec 2021
Interacting NGC 1532 & NGC 1531
Image of the colliding galaxies NGC 1531 and NGC 1532 in the constellation Eridanus.
NGC 1532 is a barred spiral galaxy seen edge-on. It has several dwarf companion galaxies and is clearly interacting with one of them, dwarf galaxy NGC 1531.
This LRGB-image was captured with the CHI-1. Data from 8 one clicks
Total exposure time: 660 minutes.
LRGB 16:16:16:18 subs of 600s with each filter.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 1672
8 credit
- 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 |