Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
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M83 |
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Object |
| Type |
Spiral Galaxy |
| Constellation |
Hydra |
| Distance |
15,000,000 ly |
| Magnitude |
7.6 |
| Angular
Size |
11x10 arc min |
| Size |
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| More
Info |
SEDS APOD Essay by Robert Gendler © |
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Image |
| Date |
5/11/2010 |
| Place |
Joshua Tree, CA |
| Exposure
Data |
LRGB 60:15:15:15 mins @ -20C
Lum 6x10 (bin 1x1), R 3x5, G 3x5, B 3x5 (bin 2x2) |
| Notes |
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Equipment |
| Optics |
Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor |
| Focal
Length |
530mm @f/5 |
| Mount |
Astro-Physics 900GTO |
| Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
| Focuser |
Robo-Focus |
| Filters |
CFW10A, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB |
| Software |
MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop |
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