Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
03 Nov 2022
NGC 247
This is an image of NGC 247. It is a spiral galaxy about 11 million light years away in the constellation Cetus. It is a member of the Sculptor Galaxy Group and is abut 70,000 light years in diameter.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 247
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 11.7856 Dec -20.7604
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................14 Aug 2020 - 19 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 639 | 5h30m | 31 |
| Red | 561 | 4h50m | 31 |
| Green | 600 | 5h | 30 |
| Blue | 620 | 5h10m | 30 |
| Halpha | 580 | 4h50m | 30 |