Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Hydra (Hya)  ·  Contains:  M 83  ·  NGC 5236
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The Southern Pinwheel, M83, 



    
        

            Rick Stevenson
The Southern Pinwheel, M83
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The Southern Pinwheel, M83

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The Southern Pinwheel, M83, 



    
        

            Rick Stevenson
The Southern Pinwheel, M83
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The Southern Pinwheel, M83

Acquisition details

Frames:
Astrodon 3nm Ha: 5×1800(2h 30′) bin 2×2
Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series: 15×1200(5h)
Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series: 13×1200(4h 20′)
Astrodon L Gen.2 E-series: 21×1200(7h)
Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series: 14×1200(4h 40′)
Integration:
23h 30′

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 2102709

RA center: 13h36m52s.8

DEC center: -29°5342

Pixel scale: 0.633 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 90.513 degrees

Field radius: 0.417 degrees

Resolution: 3955x2614

File size: 4.1 MB

Data source: Unknown

Description

Messier 83 is one of the most impressive Southern galaxies - a beautiful barred spiral galaxy in Hydra.

The latest version shows the incredibly dim star stream at upper left.

Data capture by Martin Pugh @ Heaven's Mirror observatory: https://www.martinpughastrophotography.space/remote-imaging-and-telescope-hosting

Processing and copyright by Rick Stevenson.

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The Southern Pinwheel, M83, 



    
        

            Rick Stevenson