Wallpaper author:
Abdulmohsen Alreesh
03 Jul 2023
NGC4039 - Romantic Collision
With my existing equipment, galaxies are nearly impossible to show with this much detail. Thankfully it was quite an enjoyment working with this data.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 4039
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 180.4742 Dec -18.885
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................25 Apr 2023 - 17 Jul 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 375 | 2h5m | 20 |
| Green | 330 | 1h50m | 20 |
| Red | 300 | 1h40m | 20 |
| Luminance | 330 | 1h50m | 20 |
| Halpha | 158 | 50m | 19 |