| Designation |
Messier 83 (NGC 5236) The
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
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| Type | Face on spiral galaxy (Type SAB(s)c II) |
| Constellation | Hydra |
| Coordinates | Telescope centered atRA '13 37 01' - Dec '- 29 52 09' |
| Magnitude | 7.6 |
| Size | Over 100,000 light years across its spiral arms |
| Distance | 22 million light years |
| Dimensions | 13 x 15.5 arcminutes |
| Image Field | 15 x 19 arcminutes |
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Notes:
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Located in the Centaurus galaxy group. Its absolute magnitude is -21.6, a luminosity of about 36 billion suns. |
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| Telescopes | Meade 10" LX200 f/10 on Losmandy G-11 with Gemini L3 |
| Focal Length | 1575 mm @ f/6.3 |
| Guiding | SXV guidehead through Takahashi FS60C @ f/5.9 |
| Telescope Control | Maxim DL (V3) |
| CCD Camera |
Starlight
Xpress SXV-H9 - USB 2 ExView progressive scan
1392 x 1040 (6.45 uM)
pixel array (8.98 x 6.71 active area)
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| Image Scale | .88 arcsec/pixel |
| Filters |
1.25"
Astronomik Type II Dichroic IR blocking filters in Astronomik filter
drawer - Clear, Red, Green, Blue
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| Exposures |
110 minutes (10 x 5) unbinned
Luminance, 15 minutes (4 X 5) each Ha,R,G,B binned 2x
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| Calibration | None |
| Processing Software | Maxim DL, Photoshop CS (8.0) |
| Location | Chiefland Astronomy Village, FL - 29.393 N , - 82.863 W |
| Date/Time | 03/21/04 / '08:38' - '10:18' UT |
