Wallpaper author:
Leslie Chaks
29 Oct 2023
NGC253 - Sculptor Galaxy
NGC253 is a bright intermediate spiral galaxy found in Sculptor approximately 11 million light-years away. It is a Star Burst galaxy as it is going through a period of intense star formation. It is composed of young star clusters, complex structures of dark dust lanes and clumpy gas clouds.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 253
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 11.8881 Dec -25.2888
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................26 Jul 2023 - 27 Sept 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 414 | 5h45m | 50 |
| Green | 392 | 5h20m | 49 |
| Red | 269 | 3h40m | 49 |
| Luminance | 324 | 4h25m | 49 |
| Halpha | 98 | 1h20m | 49 |