Wallpaper author:
Ken Abremski
21 Jul 2023
NGC 5078
Spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra. This nearly edge on system is interacting with the smaller galaxy IC879 to the left. The warped dust lane in the larger galaxy may result from this interaction.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 5078
2 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 199.9584 Dec -27.4103
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................15 Jul 2023 - 17 Jul 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 225 | 30m | 8 |
| Blue | 225 | 30m | 8 |
| Green | 450 | 1h | 8 |
| Red | 300 | 35m | 7 |