Wallpaper author:
Kush Chandaria
05 Dec 2020
The Great Andromeda Galaxy
2.5 million light-years away, M31, a vast spiral galaxy, much like ours, is gently gliding through space, edging closer to us every second. In 4.5 million light-years, The Andromeda Galaxy is predicted to collide with ours in what will be a spectacular cosmic event. Until then, it remains a beautiful target for us astrophotographers to image and enjoy.
Imaged using the SPA-3 Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 Telescope with an FLI PL16083 Camera.
40 minutes total integration time:
1x600s (BIN 1x1) RED
1x600s (BIN 1x1) GREEN
1x600s (BIN 1x1) BLUE
1x600s (BIN 1x1) LUMINANCE
Dataset from which the image was processed
Andromeda Galaxy
15 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 10.6846 Dec 41.2689
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................31 May 2020 - 18 Oct 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 135 | 14h24m | 384 |
| Red | 192 | 20h27m | 383 |
| Green | 169 | 18h | 383 |
| Blue | 203 | 21h33m | 383 |
| Halpha | 100 | 10h36m | 383 |