Southern Pinwheel
Southern Pinwheel
M83 (also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5236), is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away discovered by Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille on 23 February 1752. Its nickname of the Southern Pinwheel derives from its resemblance to M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
Planewave CDK24 Mathis MI-1000/1250
Camera
QHY 600 M
Location
El Sauce Chile
Date of observation
13-25 Apr 2023
Filters
Astrodon LRGB 19, 15, 16, 18 x 300 s
Processing
PixInsight
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