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M83 Southern Pinwheel
The spiral galaxy M83 lies a mere twelve million light-years away, near the southeastern tip of the very long constellation Hydra. Prominent spiral arms traced by dark dust lanes and blue star clusters lend this galaxy its popular name, The Southern Pinwheel. ... M83 is a member of a group of galaxies that includes active galaxy Centaurus A. In fact, the core of M83 itself is bright at x-ray energies, showing a high concentration of neutron stars and black holes left from an intense burst of star formation. {NASA APOD 2019).
The data 27.8h or HaLRGB from DSW Chile collected 5 June 2021 to 16 July 2021. North is toward the lower right in this image.
Scope used and reducer: Takahashi TOA-150
Mount Used: Astrophysics 1600GTO-AE
Camera Used: FLI ML16200, FLI LHaRGB 8mm filters
ISO/Exposure: L:32x600s,R: 23x300s, G: 21x600, B: 19x600, Ha: 24x1800. Total Exposure: 27.8 hrs
M83HaLRGB6cr.tif
M83HaLRGB6cr_NX_HE_ps2_BXT
M83 Southern Pinwheel
The spiral galaxy M83 lies a mere twelve million light-years away, near the southeastern tip of the very long constellation Hydra. Prominent spiral arms traced by dark dust lanes and blue star clusters lend this galaxy its popular name, The Southern Pinwheel. ... M83 is a member of a group of galaxies that includes active galaxy Centaurus A. In fact, the core of M83 itself is bright at x-ray energies, showing a high concentration of neutron stars and black holes left from an intense burst of star formation. {NASA APOD 2019).
The data 27.8h or HaLRGB from DSW Chile collected 5 June 2021 to 16 July 2021. North is toward the lower right in this image.
Scope used and reducer: Takahashi TOA-150
Mount Used: Astrophysics 1600GTO-AE
Camera Used: FLI ML16200, FLI LHaRGB 8mm filters
ISO/Exposure: L:32x600s,R: 23x300s, G: 21x600, B: 19x600, Ha: 24x1800. Total Exposure: 27.8 hrs
M83HaLRGB6cr.tif
M83HaLRGB6cr_NX_HE_ps2_BXT