Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
23 Jun 2021
NGC 2997
This is an image of NGC 2997. It is a face-on spiral galaxy about 40 million light years away in the constellation Antlia. Its nucleus is surrounded by a chain of hot giant clouds of ionized hydrogen.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2997
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 146.4115 Dec -31.1909
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 Mar 2021 - 24 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 554 | 2h | 13 |
| Blue | 554 | 2h | 13 |
| Luminance | 646 | 2h20m | 13 |
| Red | 650 | 2h10m | 12 |