Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Hydra (Hya)  ·  Contains:  HD118268  ·  HD118333  ·  HD118463  ·  M 83  ·  MQ J133615.34-295800.3  ·  MQ J133619.45-294650.1  ·  MQ J133629.00-295539.3  ·  MQ J133633.09-300339.9  ·  MQ J133633.77-294525.6  ·  MQ J133636.80-295018.9  ·  MQ J133639.06-294744.2  ·  MQ J133640.19-295953.4  ·  MQ J133641.33-295103.9  ·  MQ J133654.82-294843.9  ·  MQ J133654.92-295001.4  ·  MQ J133655.87-294917.7  ·  MQ J133658.94-294334.7  ·  MQ J133712.68-294309.3  ·  MQ J133712.94-300532.1  ·  MQ J133713.60-295224.9  ·  MQ J133715.95-300255.2  ·  MQ J133729.79-294630.3  ·  MQ J133736.71-294819.0  ·  MQ J133739.43-294322.2  ·  MQ J133739.97-295316.9  ·  MQ J133743.41-300602.4  ·  MQ J133756.14-294158.9  ·  MQ J133756.60-294728.1  ·  NGC 5236  ·  PGC 48082  ·  And 10 more.
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The majestuous M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, Anthony Brunet-Bessette
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The majestuous M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

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The majestuous M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, Anthony Brunet-Bessette
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The majestuous M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

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Hi guys,
TelescopeLive's awesome data allowed me to give my best on this galaxy. 
I processed this galaxy using a different approach of the luminance data.
Hope everybody loves it!
If you have any comment/suggestion to improve it, please let me know!
Thank you very much!

Some information about the telescope in question. Telescope Specification
  • Model: Planewave CDK24
  • Aperture: 610 mm (24 inches)
  • Focal Length: 3962 mm
  • F-ratio: 6.5
  • Mount: Mathis MI-1000/1250 with absolute encoders
  • Minimum elevation: 30 degrees

Camera Specification
  • Model: FLI PL 9000
  • Pixel Size: 12 μm
  • Pixel Array: 3056 x 3056
  • Pixel Resolution: 0.62 arcsec/pixel
  • Cooling: -25 degrees in Summer, -30 degrees in Winter
  • Field of View: 31.8 x 31.8 arcmin
  • Filters(50mm square): Astrodon LRGB 2GEN, Ha (3nm), SII (3nm), OIII (3nm), Sloan r, Sloan g, Sloan i
  • Position angle: 359.36 degrees
  • Allowed exposure times (in seconds): 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, 300, 450, 600
  • Available binning: 1
  • Readout mode: 1 Mhz with RBI Flood

Guiding
  • Active guiding: yes, enabled by default for exposures longer than 60 seconds.
  • Off-Axis guider: Astrodon MonsterMOAG
  • Guiding camera: Starlight Xpress Ultrastar

Calibration frames
  • New sets of calibration frames are acquired every week
  • Flat field frames for each filter are acquired using an Aurora Flat Panel
  • Darks are acquired for each allowed exposure time

Observatory 
  • Observatory name: El Sauce Observatory
  • Location: Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile
  • Coordinates: 30.472529° S, 70.762999° W
  • Elevation: 1525 m
  • Average seeing: 1.3'' - 8''
  • MPC code: X02

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The majestuous M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, Anthony Brunet-Bessette