Wallpaper author:
Johan Potgieter
08 Apr 2024
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83
M83 is a bared spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the constellation borders of Hydra and Centaurus. It is one of the closest and brightest barred spiral galaxies in the sky, and is visible with binoculars
Dataset from which the image was processed
M83
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 204.25378 Dec -29.8658
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................13 Apr 2023 - 03 Apr 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 310 | 2h40m | 31 |
| Luminance | 300 | 2h35m | 31 |
| Red | 271 | 2h20m | 31 |
| Green | 319 | 2h45m | 31 |