Wallpaper author:
Dev Prana
02 Jun 2024
M31 (LRGB)
M31, aka Andromeda Galaxy (LRGB)
The closest galaxy to our own, and about the size of six full moons on clear night skies, but too dim to see with the naked eyes! Approximately 18 hours of L,R,G,B CMOS data from remote Telescope Live observatory in Almeria, Spain! Full details on Astrobin:
https://www.astrobin.com/jl8h6a/
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 |