Wallpaper author:
Walter Borghini
25 Feb 2024
SOUTHERN PINWHEEL GALAXY
The "Southern Pinwheel Galaxy" is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 15 million light-years from the Milky Way in the direction of the constellation Hydra. Most of the stars located on the spiral arms of galaxy are young, which is why their color tends to be blue.
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 |