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Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (M83)
The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy is a barred-spiral galaxy about 15 million light years away, making it one of the closest and brightest galaxies in the sky. It is visible using binoculars or a small telescope in the southern constellation of Hydra. Prints
Image information:
2 hours in B, V, and i' filters plus 4 hours in PanStarrs-W filter on LCOGT 1.0 m telescopes. 15 min in H-alpha, and 10 min in R from the 6.5 m Magellan Baade telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (M83)
The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy is a barred-spiral galaxy about 15 million light years away, making it one of the closest and brightest galaxies in the sky. It is visible using binoculars or a small telescope in the southern constellation of Hydra. Prints
Image information:
2 hours in B, V, and i' filters plus 4 hours in PanStarrs-W filter on LCOGT 1.0 m telescopes. 15 min in H-alpha, and 10 min in R from the 6.5 m Magellan Baade telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.