Wallpaper author:
Juergen Beisser
19 Dec 2021
Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038/39
The Antennae, also known as Arp 244, belong to the most famous pairs of interacting galaxies. Due to their low declination, they are best observed from the Southern hemisphere. This image is the result of processing a bundle of six One-Click-Observations, which were taken between April and July, 2021
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 4038
10 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 180.4708 Dec -18.8676
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................03 Jan 2020 - 30 Jul 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 326 | 3h10m | 35 |
| Red | 247 | 2h20m | 34 |
| Green | 291 | 2h45m | 34 |
| Blue | 274 | 2h35m | 34 |