Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | M 83, NGC 5236, southern Pinwheel Galaxy, Bennett 63 |
| Constellation | Hydra (Hya) |
| Description | A fine face-on spiral galaxy with
a very bright nucleus, first recorded by Lacaille in 1752 and 15 million
lightyears distant. Many starforming (pink) regions.
See also a more detailed image taken with a 14.5" reflector. |
| Exposure | LRGB 30:30:30:50 min @ -15°C, all 1x1 |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10E selfguided, CFW-8, SBIG (CS) LRGB Filterset |
| Optics | Astro-Physics AP155EDFS @ f/7.2 (prime focus) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Adobe Photoshop 6.0 |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 12May2002 - 01:30 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 6, Seeing 6, Temperature +12°C |
