Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
14 May 2023
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy
This is an image of M31, also known as the Andromeda Galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy about 2.5 million light years away in the constellation Andromeda. It is about 150,000 light years in diameter, or about 1.5 times the size of the Milky Way.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Andromeda Galaxy
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 10.6847 Dec 41.26875
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................29 Jul 2019 - 06 Dec 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 695 | 8h30m | 44 |
| Red | 684 | 8h10m | 43 |
| Green | 740 | 8h50m | 43 |
| Blue | 753 | 9h | 43 |
| Halpha | 126 | 1h30m | 43 |