Spiral Galaxy M83 (NGC 5236), "Southern Pinwheel" type SABc, in Hydra

Right Ascension = 13h 37m 0.8s (h:m:s), Declination = -29� 52' 00" (deg:m:s)
Magnitude = 7.6, Size = 11 x 10 (arc minutes), Distance = 15000 (kly)

Spiral Galaxy M83 (NGC 5236), The Southern Pinwheel, type SABc, in Hydra

Optics: Takahashi FS-102 @f8 refractor
Adapter: none
Date: 05/23/2006 Time: 03:34:00 UTC
Exposure: 300 seconds each Lum x 3, R x 5, G x 5, B x 5
Filter: SBIG CFW8-A, Clear, R, G, B
Resolution: Lum = 1 - 1600x1200, 2 Luminance and RGB = 800 x 600, Binned 2x2)
Guiding: SBIG ST-2000XM with internal TC-237 guider
Acquisition: SBIG ST-2000XM camera
Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini GOTO
Software: SBIG CCDOPS ver 5.41B6NT, Aligned and Combined in CCDSoft v5.00.170 PhotoShop v6 Levels and RGB + Lum mix.
notes: Autodark added to each image.

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© , 2006
Last edited:9/4/2006, by Don Lewis, Wye Mountain Observatory