Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
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By |
Catalog |
Obj Type |
Location |
Date Taken: |
Mazlin |
Messier 83 |
Galaxy |
CTIO, Chile |
06-16-2012 |
Description |
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M83, aka NGC 5236, aka the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, is located in Hydra, and about 12 million lightyears distant. It's size and brightness make it visible in binoculars. This image contains 42 hours of data from CTIO in Chile, processed in Photoshop and PixInsight. |
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Technical Details |
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Exposure Time: |
L=22 hrs, R=6 hrs, G=7 hrs, B=7 hrs, all unbinned | |||
Camera: |
Apogee U9 | |||
Telescope: |
RCOS Carbon Truss 16 inch f/11.3 Ritchey-Chretien | |||
Mount: |
Planewave 200HR | |||
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