Wallpaper author:
Matthew McPherson
11 Dec 2024
Centaurus A (NGC5128) Galaxy
Living up at 35 degree latitude, it would take a tremendous effort to spot this guy. New to processing, but I'm pretty happy with how this came out. Processed using Pixinsight from the bundle available here on Telescope Live. Super grateful for this website.
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 |