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M83
Another beautiful target captured with my Newtonian telescope from the southern hemisphere, data acquired over 3 nights. Still challenged by my processing skills. I hope you like it, leave your comments!
Nasa/Wiki: Messier 83 or M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5236, is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the constellation borders of Hydra and Centaurus.
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille discovered M83 on 23 February 1752 at the Cape of Good Hope. Charles Messier added it to his catalogue of nebulous objects (now known as the Messier Catalogue) in March 1781. It is one of the closest and brightest barred spiral galaxies in the sky, and is visible with binoculars. Its nickname of the Southern Pinwheel derives from its resemblance to the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101).
Technical details:
Scope: Newtonian 150PDS saxon
Mount: HEQ5 pro
Imaging Camera: QHY163M
Guiding camera: ZWO 224 MC 60mm refractor
Acquisition/processing software: NINA, PHD2, Pixinsight.
Details:
L: 5.5 h
R: 1.5 h
G: 1.5 h
B: 1h
Total: 9.5 hrs
Location: Melbourne, Australia. Bortle 7 skies
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