Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Hydra (Hya)  ·  Contains:  HD118268  ·  HD118333  ·  HD118463  ·  HD118600  ·  M 83  ·  NGC 5236  ·  Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
'Southern Pinwheel Galaxy'  a.k.a. Messier 83 - What a beauty, Paul Baker
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'Southern Pinwheel Galaxy' a.k.a. Messier 83 - What a beauty

'Southern Pinwheel Galaxy'  a.k.a. Messier 83 - What a beauty, Paul Baker
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'Southern Pinwheel Galaxy' a.k.a. Messier 83 - What a beauty

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Taken over many night in April and May this year. Did this a couple of years ago, but agian since then have learnt much. So, revisited it this year. Spent approx 19 hours on it - probably overkill, but wanted to get a great relatively noise free version that really did this beauty some justice. More than happy with the outcome.

Taken with the Edge HD 9.25" using the F7 focal reducer and the Celestron CGX mount. Used both the ZWO ASI294MC and MM cameras. For the RGB used the Baader Moon and Sky Glow 2" filter, and also used this for the luminance. Used the Astronomik 6nm Ha filter for a touch of Ha.

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'Southern Pinwheel Galaxy'  a.k.a. Messier 83 - What a beauty, Paul Baker