SOUTHERN PINWHEEL GALAXY
The "Southern Pinwheel Galaxy" is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 15 million light-years from the Milky Way in the direction of the constellation Hydra. Most of the stars located on the spiral arms of galaxy are young, which is why their color tends to be blue.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
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Telescope
Planewave CDK24 f/6,5
Camera
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Location
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Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
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Date of observation
February 2021 to March 2022
Filters
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Processing
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Processing
PixInsight 1.8.9 (with Autointegrate.jr), AsroArt 8.0, PaintShop Pro 2023
Credits
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