Wallpaper author:
Alan Daly
22 Jul 2025
Large Magellanic Cloud
The LMC is a dwarf galaxy approximately 163,000 light-years from Earth.
Dataset from which the image was processed
Large Magellanic Cloud
3 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 80.89421 Dec -69.7561
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................08 Nov 2024 - 09 Dec 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 379 | 2h | 19 |
| SII | 283 | 1h25m | 18 |
| OIII | 233 | 1h10m | 18 |