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Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
M83
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Hydra
Distance 15,000,000 ly
Magnitude 7.6
Angular Size 11x10 arc min
Size
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
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
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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