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M 83
Also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M 83 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra.
It is 14.7 million light years from Earth. Data from Telescope Live in Chile.
Picture
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Nomenclature
: M 83, Messier 83, Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
Right Ascension: 13:37:00.98
Declination:  +29:51:56.90
Size: 12.9 x 11.5 arc minutes
EQUIPMENT USED
Planewave CDK 24
FLI PL9000 camera
IMAGE CAPTURE
Red: 26x300" bin 1x1, 13x600" bin 1x1
Green: 26x300" bin 1x1, 13x600" bin 1x1
Blue: 26x300" bin 1x1, 13x600" bin 1x1
Luminance 16x600" bin 1x1
Total Integration: 15 hours 50  minutes
Pixel scale: 0.621 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.373 degrees
Capture location:  El Sauce Observatory, Chile
IMAGE PROCESSING:
CCSStack2 and Photoshop
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