Wallpaper author:
Martin Wink
17 Dec 2021
THE GREAT ANDROMEDA GALAXY (M31)
2.5 million light-years away, M31, a vast spiral galaxy, much like ours, is gently gliding through space, edging closer to us every second. In 4.5 million light-years, The Andromeda Galaxy is predicted to collide with ours in what will be a spectacular cosmic event. Until then, it remains a beautiful target for us astrophotographers to image and enjoy.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Andromeda Galaxy
16 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 10.6847 Dec 41.2688
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................01 Dec 2019 - 07 Jun 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 46 | 2h6m | 163 |
| Blue | 35 | 1h34m | 162 |
| Green | 62 | 2h48m | 162 |
| Red | 63 | 2h51m | 162 |
| Halpha | 22 | 1h | 162 |