Wallpaper author:
Christopher Curtis
10 Apr 2024
The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83
One of the best spiral galaxies, but too far south for me from here. It never rises more than 10 degrees above the horizon.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M83
7 credit
- 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 |