Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Hydra (Hya)  ·  Contains:  M 83  ·  NGC 5236  ·  Southern Pinwheel galaxy
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M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, Greg McCall
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M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

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M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

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M83 (also NGC5236) - Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. This galaxy is about 15 million light years away. Images taken in June, 2019 from Terrey Hills in Sydney, Australia on a North Sydney Astronomical Society observation night. It's basically an RGB image with Ha (hydrogen alpha) overlayed on the red channel. 25x240s Ha , 25 x 120s each of L,R,G,B - Processed in PixInsight (Sky-Watcher ED120 OTA & ZWO ASI1600MM mono camera & ZWO filters)

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M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, Greg McCall

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