Wallpaper author:
Debojit Chakrabarty
20 Jul 2022
NGC 1532 and NGC 1531
This is an image of NGC 1532. It is an edge-on barred spiral galaxy about 50 million light years away in the constellation Eridanus. It is interacting with the nearby dwarf galaxy NGC 1531 which is creating the plumes above the galactic disk and around NGC 1531. This galaxy is a member of the Fornax cluster of galaxies.
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 |