Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Hydra (Hya)  ·  Contains:  M 83  ·  NGC 5236  ·  Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
M83 Spiral Galaxy  NGC5236 Southern Pinwheel, John Bradshaw
M83 Spiral Galaxy  NGC5236 Southern Pinwheel
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M83 Spiral Galaxy NGC5236 Southern Pinwheel

M83 Spiral Galaxy  NGC5236 Southern Pinwheel, John Bradshaw
M83 Spiral Galaxy  NGC5236 Southern Pinwheel
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M83 Spiral Galaxy NGC5236 Southern Pinwheel

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M8326/5/2019 —  ZWO178MMC — Celestron SC8 +0.6 reducer - OAG guiding on Heq5 mount

20x30s0x-5deg +  30x240s0x-5deg Lum
6x240s270x-5d Bl
6x240s270x-5d Gr
6x240s270x-5d Rd
6x240s270x-5d Ha(total about 190min)

A Grand design slightly barred Spiral galaxy with lots of star formation especially on the leading edges of the arms. Red indicates H2 regions of illuminated Hydrogen and blue indicates young stars.

Also referred to as  "the southern pinwheel", and NGC5236 it is part of the Centaurus/M83 group of galaxies and is (relatively) big and bright.

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M83 Spiral Galaxy  NGC5236 Southern Pinwheel, John Bradshaw