Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
23 Mar 2021
Centaurus A
This is an image of Centaurus A, also known as NGC 5128. Thee is disagreement about whether this is a lenticular or elliptical galaxy. It is between 10 and 16 million light years away in the constellation Centaurus. It is a starburst galaxy and the intense star formation is thought to be the result of a merger of a large elliptical galaxy merging with a smaller spiral galaxy.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 5128
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 201.3651 Dec -43.0191
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................26 Dec 2019 - 29 Jul 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 619 | 10h40m | 62 |
| Halpha | 213 | 3h40m | 62 |
| Green | 718 | 12h10m | 61 |
| Red | 738 | 12h30m | 61 |
| Blue | 718 | 12h10m | 61 |