Wallpaper author:
John Prejean
01 May 2021
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
Messier 83 or M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5236, in the constellation borders of Hydra and Centaurus.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M83
30 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 204.2538 Dec -29.8658
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................29 Dec 2019 - 24 Jul 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 341 | 8h20m | 88 |
| Red | 365 | 8h55m | 88 |
| Green | 361 | 8h50m | 88 |
| Blue | 368 | 9h | 88 |
| Halpha | 130 | 3h10m | 88 |