Wallpaper author:
Steve Teel
01 Sept 2024
The Fireworks Galaxy
C12 (NGC6946), appearing in the constellation Cygnus. This galaxy earned its name because of the large number of supernovae that have been observed there.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 6946
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 308.7181 Dec 60.1537
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................28 Mar 2023 - 12 Aug 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 146 | 1h18m | 32 |
| Red | 146 | 1h18m | 32 |
| Green | 146 | 1h18m | 32 |
| Blue | 146 | 1h18m | 32 |
| Halpha | 12 | 6m | 31 |