Wallpaper author:
Marshall Huang
01 Jul 2025
「Hand of God」CG4 & PGC21338
Picking stars in the Puppis - The Hand of God. Really looks like a hand trying to grab the edge-on spiral galaxy PGC21338 on the left side. Once again impressed by the beauty of the Universe.
Dataset from which the image was processed
CG 4
2 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Star-forming Regions
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 113.52917 Dec -47.21806
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................22 Nov 2022 - 23 Nov 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 257 | 30m | 7 |
| Green | 257 | 30m | 7 |
| Blue | 257 | 30m | 7 |
| Luminance | 343 | 40m | 7 |
| Halpha | 800 | 1h20m | 6 |