Southern Pinwheel Galaxy - M83
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy - M83
M83 - Also known as the Southern Pinwheel, this galaxy is located 15 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Hydra. It was discovered in 1752 by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. With an apparent magnitude of 7.5, M83 is one of the brightest spiral galaxies in the night sky. It can be observed using a pair of binoculars most easily in May (credit: NASA).
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
CHI-1
Camera
FLI PL 9000
Location
El Sauce Observatory - Chile
Date of observation
several in 2021-2022
Filters
LRGB
Processing
PixInsight / PS
Credits
Data Telescope Live - processed by Rouven Asmußen
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