Wallpaper author:
Glenn Kaatz
30 Nov 2023
NGC 247
NGC 247 (also known as Caldwell 62 and commonly known as the Claw Galaxy) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 11.1 million light years away in the constellation Cetus
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 |