Wallpaper author:
yoshiharu yamashita
03 Sept 2021
SCULPTOR GALAXY
The Sculptor Galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. The Sculptor Galaxy is a starburst galaxy, which means that it is currently undergoing a period of intense star formation.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2070
20 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 11.8881 Dec -25.2888
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................25 May 2020 - 19 Dec 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 938 | 12h30m | 48 |
| Red | 763 | 10h10m | 48 |
| Green | 638 | 8h30m | 48 |
| Blue | 638 | 8h30m | 48 |
| Halpha | 1 | 1m | 47 |