M83 - The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
M83 - The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
This is an image of M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. It is a barred spiral galaxy about 15 million light years away in the constellation Hydra. It is one of the closest and brightest barred spiral galaxies in the sky and is visible with binoculars. Its name is derived from its resemblance to M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
Planewave CDK24
Camera
FLI PL 9000
Location
El Sauce Observatory
Date of observation
23 March 2021
Filters
LRGB
Processing
CCDStack, Pixinsight, and Photoshop
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