Wallpaper author:
Leslie Chaks
05 Jun 2024
Andromeda Galaxy
M31 is our neighbor galaxy and the largest one in the Local Group, comprised of about 50 galaxies of various sizes and shapes. It lies at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years and can be seen with the unaided eye in dark sky locations.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Andromeda Galaxy
25 credit
- 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 |