Wallpaper author:
John Tipton
28 Jan 2022
Centaurus A
Centaurus A (NGC 5128) is the fifth brightest galaxy visible in the night sky. It is also the closest active radio galaxy with two large radio lobes extending out perpendicular to the dust lanes.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 5128
24 credit
- 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 |