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Messier 83 also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. It is one of the closest and brightest barred spiral galaxies in the sky, making it visible with binoculars.

Planewave CDK 14"
10 micron GM3000
QHY600M
total time = 32 hrs over 5 filters