GALAXY M83 – SOUTHERN PINWHEEL
Captured at the Madruguinha Observatory, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil, between 03/14/2024 and 05/01/2024, with a total of 78 hours of exposure.
1070 frames of 60 seconds in L
907 60 second frames in R
928 60 second frames in G
919 60 second frames in B
86 frames of 600 seconds in Ha
Setup Used:
– GSO 305mm F/5 Newtonian telescope, AstroPipe carbon tube;
– SkyWatcher EQ8 R-Pro Germanic Equatorial Mount;
– ZWO ASI2600MM camera;
– ZWO ASI 174mm mini Guiding Camera
– SkyWatcher Quattro Coma Corrector;
– 36mm Antlia V-Pro LRGB and Ha filters;
– OAG L ZWO
– Filter wheel and ZWO electronic focuser.
Software Used:
Capture: NINA – Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy
Guindance: PHD2
Processing: PixInsight Pleiades Astrophoto and Adobe Photoshop