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Date: 24/04/2009 |
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Name: M83 - Southern Pinwheel Galaxy .
This imagine was taken whilst at Watson's Way Country Stay which is N/E of Mukinbudin in Western Australia.
http://members.westnet.com.au/watsonsway/
M83 is one of the closets spiral galaxies and lies in the constellation Hydra. To date six supernova explosions have been recorded in M83.
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Location: Watson's Way | Stacking Mode: Auto Adaptive Weigthed Average. | |
Camera: Canon 20D - Standard | Alignment Method: Automatic | |
Optics: Mead LX200R | Stacking Mode: Standard Mode | |
Exposure: 1600ASA -11 x 604 Seconds | RGB BKG Cal: | |
Total Exposure: 110 Minutes. | Per Channel Cal: | |
Guiding: DSI on Skywatcher ED80. | Method: | |
Filter: Astronomik Clear MC Glass | Darks: | |
Focus: DSLR Focus | Flat: | |
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RA (J2000): 13h 36.992m | Levels, Colour Balance, Curves, Saturation Scaling, jpeg Conversion. | |
DEC (J2000): -29* 51.706 ' | ||
Constellation: Hydra | ||
Distance: 15 Million Light Years |