M83

Name: The "Southern Pinwheel" galaxy

Constellation:Hydra

Instrument: 8-inch F5 reflector with sky watcher coma corrector and an ASI 2600 MC (Gain 100 -20C).

Exposure time: A stack of 16 five-minute and 9 three-minute exposures.

Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

			AP#64 : M83
			Name: The "Southern Pinwheel" galaxy Constellation:Hydra Instrument: 8-inch F5 reflector with sky watcher coma corrector and an ASI 2600 MC (Gain 100 -20C). Exposure time: A stack of 16 five-minute and 9 three-minute exposures. Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html


	Magnitude: 7.6 Angular size: 12.9' X 11.5' M83 is a large spiral galaxy in Hydra. It is called the southern pinwheel because it resembles the "northern pinwheel", M101. It is often overlooked from northern latitudes because of its low declination but it is a spectacular object to image. Go to AP#65 M101 Return to AP100 main page.