Wallpaper author:
Philip Yates
02 Aug 2023
The Andromeda Galaxy - With Ha
Messier 31 better known as the Andromeda Galaxy, is a large spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. Lying at a distance of 2.54 million light years from Earth, the Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest major galaxy to our own.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Andromeda Galaxy
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 10.6847 Dec 41.2688
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................13 Jul 2023 - 27 Sept 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 351 | 12h35m | 129 |
| Red | 256 | 9h10m | 129 |
| Green | 256 | 9h10m | 129 |
| Blue | 258 | 9h10m | 128 |
| Halpha | 380 | 13h30m | 128 |