M83 The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

M83 The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
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M83 The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

Messier 83 or M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5236, is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the constellation borders of Hydra and Centaurus. Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille discovered M83 on 23 February 1752 at the Cape of Good Hope. Charles Messier added it to his catalogue of nebulous objects (now known as the Messier Catalogue) in March 1781
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
CDK24
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
QHY600M
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
El Sauce, Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
April 2023, March 2024
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Pixinsight, Lr
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
@jlastrophoto
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