Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
14 Sept 2023
NGC 300
This is an image of NGC 300. It is a spiral galaxy about 6 million light years away in the constellation Sculptor. It is one of the closest galaxies to the Local Group and lies between the Local Group and the Sculptor galaxy. It is thought to be gravitationally bound to NGC 55. At about 94,000 light years in diameter, it is slightly smaller than the Milky Way.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 300
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 13.7227 Dec -37.6842
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................16 Jun 2023 - 02 Oct 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 169 | 1h30m | 32 |
| Green | 194 | 1h40m | 31 |
| Red | 203 | 1h45m | 31 |
| Luminance | 203 | 1h45m | 31 |
| Halpha | 735 | 6h20m | 31 |