Wallpaper author:
Leslie Chaks
26 Nov 2023
NGC247
NGC247 is a dwarf spiral galaxy in Cetus which is a part of the Sculptor group of galaxies. Also known as the Needle's Eye Galaxy due to the "void" found on the right side of the galaxy. Distance from Earth is approximately 11 million light-years.
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 |