Wallpaper author:
Marek Idec
23 Apr 2023
The Cobra and the Mouse
NGC 2442 and NGC 2443 are two parts of a spiral galaxy in the constellation Volans. It's also known as the Meathook Galaxy. Its shape resembles a cobra hunting a mouse that appears to be the PGC21457 galaxy. This photo is my another attempt to process this object with more data than a year ago, and using new tools like the BlurXterminator
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2442
6 credit
- 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 |