Designation:
M83
Date:
May 2nd, 2019
Camera:
Canon EOS 7D Mark II ( unmodified )
Optics:
Sky-Watcher ED120mm Doublet
Focal Length:
900 mm
Exposure:
9 X 300 sec.
ISO:
1600
Mount:
Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding:
Orion Star Shoot Auto Guider
Software:
Adobe Photoshop, Astroflat
Notes:
Messier 83 or M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. This is one of the closest and brightest barred spiral galaxies in the sky, making it visible with binoculars.