Wallpaper author:
Eric Ganz
23 Nov 2021
Southern pinwheel galaxy
Here we see the strong bar and unusual spirals of this large and bright nearby spiral galaxy.
Long exposure. Color saturated version.
M83
CHI-1, 24 inch telescope.
Planewave CDK24 60 cm TELESCOPE
F-6.5
FLI ProLine PL9000 CCD.
Telescope live, Chile.
PI, LR, PS
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 |