Wallpaper author:
Mark Mayer
06 Nov 2023
NGC 2403
NGC 2403 (Caldwell 7) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Camelopardalis discovered by William Herschel in 1788. Edwin Hubble detected Cepheid variables in NGC 2403, making it the first galaxy beyond the Local Group within which a Cepheid was discovered
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2403
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 114.2125 Dec 65.6017
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 Oct 2023 - 13 Oct 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 357 | 2h5m | 21 |
| Blue | 300 | 1h40m | 20 |
| Green | 270 | 1h30m | 20 |
| Red | 270 | 1h30m | 20 |