Wallpaper author:
Mark Mayer
18 Feb 2023
NGC3981
NGC 3981 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located 62 million light-years away. It was discovered on February 7, 1785 by William Herschel. Data was acquired using the 1 meter ASA RC-1000 AltAZ located in the TelescopeLive El Sauce Observatory in Chile.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 3981
24 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 179.02916 Dec -19.89611
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................20 Feb 2020 - 20 Jun 2020
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 1467 | 11h | 27 |
| Green | 969 | 7h | 26 |
| Blue | 1154 | 8h20m | 26 |
| Red | 1200 | 8h40m | 26 |