Messier 83 - NGC 5236

 Posted: Aug 10th, 2026
Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Celestron Origin
Camera: Starvis 2 IMX678
Mount: Celestron NexStar Evolution
Guide Scope: Celestron StarSense Autoguider
Software: Siril / AstroWizard
 Masterton, New Zealand
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Resolution: 2248x1280 px
Scale: 410 KB

Messier 83 – Pinwheel Galaxy

330 subs at 30 seconds each – 200 ISO, Bortle 2 – 3

Total Data: 2 Hours 40 Minutes

Taken with Celestron Origin.

West Taratahi Hall, Chester Rd, Masterton, NZ.

Day xth month 2026

Stacked in Siril, processed in AstroWizard.

Messier 83 (M83), also called the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy located about 15 million light-years away near the borders of the constellations Hydra and Centaurus. It spans roughly 55,000 light-years across and is famous for active star formation and recent discoveries of a hidden supermassive black hole candidate.

 

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