Wallpaper author:
Jared Greer
23 Jun 2025
Southern Pinwheel
Bright Southern Pinwheel Galaxy with combined CCD and CMOS data from the planewave 24-inch. This is another bright target with brilliant details. It is located within the constellation Hydra and lies 15 million light years away.
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 |