Messier 83 - NGC 5236

Messier 83 - NGC 5236

86 subs at 60 seconds each – 500 ISO, Bortle 2 – 3

Total Data: 86 minutes

Taken with Celestron Origin.

West Taratahi Hall, Chester Rd, Masterton, NZ.

Tuesday 19th May 2026

Stacked and processed in Siril

Messier 83 or M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5236, is a barred spiral galaxy approximately 15 million light-years away in the constellation borders of Hydra and Centaurus. Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille discovered M83 on 17 February 1752 at the Cape of Good Hope.

Distance from Earth: 15.4 MLYs