Wallpaper author:
Phil Misiowiec
20 Jan 2023
Cobra and Mouse (NGC 2442, 2443)
South of the celestial equator in the constellation Volans is this beautiful intermediate spiral galaxy. NGC 2442 is the upper spiral structure and NGC 2443 is the lower horizontal spiral arm. The elliptical galaxy to the right is NGC 2434.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2442
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 114.099 Dec -69.5308
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................19 Dec 2022 - 24 Dec 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 600 | 2h | 12 |
| Green | 600 | 2h | 12 |
| Red | 600 | 2h | 12 |
| Luminance | 600 | 2h | 12 |