M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
Published in Astronomy Now Magazine July 2019
Published in Amateur Astrophotography Magazine Issue 71 December 2019
Published in Astronomy Now Magazine July 2019
Published in Amateur Astrophotography Magazine Issue 71 December 2019
A barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra. It is about 15 million light years from Earth.
TARGET
Nomenclature: M83, Messier 83, Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, NGC 5236
Right Ascension: 09:55:33.2
Declination: +69:03:55
Size: 27 arc min
Discovery: Nicolas Louis de Lacaille on February 23, 1752
EQUIPMENT USED
APM TMB LZOS 152 refractor
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
QSI6120 CCD camera
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
5nm Ha: 8x1200 bin 1x1
Luminance: 27x900 bin 1x1
Red: 10x600 bin 1x1
Green: 10x600 bin 1x1
Blue: 10x600 bin 1x1
Total integration: 14.2 hours
Pixel scale: 0.534 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.364 degrees
Capture dates: 26 April - 17 May 2018
Capture location: Alcalali, Spain
5nm Ha: 8x1200 bin 1x1
Luminance: 27x900 bin 1x1
Red: 10x600 bin 1x1
Green: 10x600 bin 1x1
Blue: 10x600 bin 1x1
Total integration: 14.2 hours
Pixel scale: 0.534 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.364 degrees
Capture dates: 26 April - 17 May 2018
Capture location: Alcalali, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2