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 |
4/29/2006 |
| Place |
Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA |
| Exposure
Data |
LRGB 45:30:30:30 mins @ -20C
Lum 3x15, R 3x10, G 3x10, B 3x10 (bin 2x2) |
| Notes |
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Equipment |
| Optics |
Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor |
| Focal
Length |
530mm @f/5 |
| Mount |
Celestron CGE |
| Camera |
SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2020M) |
| Focuser |
Robo-Focus |
| Filters |
CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB |
| Software |
MaxIm DL 4, RegiStar, Photoshop cs2 |
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