Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
24 Jun 2025
M82
This is a dataset of M82. It is a starburst galaxy about 12 million lightyears away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is about five times more luminous than the Milky Way galaxy. The starburst activity is thought to have been caused by interaction with nearby M81.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M82
20 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI Proline PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 148.9685 Dec 69.6797
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................United States of America
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................16 Dec 2021 - 26 Jan 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 1800 | 9h | 18 |
| Red | 800 | 4h | 18 |
| Blue | 847 | 4h | 17 |
| Green | 847 | 4h | 17 |
| Halpha | 1271 | 6h | 17 |