M83 - Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
Taken at WSP 2009 under very windy conditions.
Note: This image won 1st Place in the 2008 SCT-Users Imaging Contest for the category "Best Deep Sky Image w/ astro camera"
Note: This image was publish in the November 2009 issue of Sky and Telescope.
| Date: | 2/27/2009 |
| Location: | West Summerland Key, FL |
| Optics: | Meade 10" LX200R 2800mm f/11 |
| Exposure: | L: 5 x 15 min, RGB: 6 x 5 min each |
| Camera: | SBIG STL-11000M |
| Mount: | Losmandy G11 |
