Wallpaper author:
Pranay Kanwar
29 Dec 2023
NGC 300
NGC 300 a.k.a Cadwell 70, a spiral galaxy of class SA(s)d ~6 million light-years away in Sculptor. It is 94000 light-years across and one of the closest in the Local Group.
LRGB 6h (3x18x300) from CHI-1, a Planewave CDK24 with QHY600M camera, and Astrodon 2nd GEN LRGB filters, situated in the Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile. Part of the telescope.live telescope network. Taken on multiple dates in June-July 2023.
Processed in PixInsight.
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 |