Wallpaper author:
Sean Liang
16 Feb 2022
M87 The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
Approximately 7 hours of integration time. Image processed with Pixinsight, Photoshop and Topaz DeNoise.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 4486
5 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 187.7059 Dec 12.3911
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................18 Feb 2020 - 29 Jan 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 55 | 41m | 45 |
| Red | 61 | 46m | 45 |
| Green | 61 | 46m | 45 |
| Blue | 63 | 46m | 44 |