Wallpaper author:
yoshiharu yamashita
15 Aug 2021
M31 Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda Galaxy for Advanced Requests
The Andromeda Galaxy , also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224 and originally the Andromeda Nebula (see below), is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years (770 kiloparsecs) from Earth and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way.The galaxy's name stems from the area of Earth's sky in which it appears, the constellation of Andromeda, which itself is named after the Ethiopian (or Phoenician) princess who was the wife of Perseus in Greek mythology.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Andromeda Galaxy
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- 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 |