Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
09 Oct 2023
NGC 6744
This is an image of NGC 6744. It is a spiral galaxy about 30 million light years away in the constellation Pavo. It is considered as a Milky Way mimic in the immediate vicinity, displaying flocculent (fluffy) arms and an elongated core. It also has at least one distorted companion galaxy (NGC 6744A) superficially similar to one of the Magellanic Clouds.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6744
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 287.4422 Dec -63.8575
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................13 May 2023 - 07 Oct 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 426 | 4h30m | 38 |
| Red | 316 | 3h15m | 37 |
| Green | 405 | 4h10m | 37 |
| Blue | 324 | 3h20m | 37 |
| Halpha | 24 | 15m | 37 |