Observation by Ian Sharp: M83 by Ian Sharp

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Paul Downing

Observer

Ian Sharp

Observed

2014 Jul 08 - 13:26

Uploaded

2014 Jul 08 - 13:31

Objects

The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (M83)

Equipment

Apogee F16M-D9

Location

SSO, Australia

Target name

Messier 83

Title

M83 by Ian Sharp

About this image

This image of Messier 83 was taken by Ian Sharp using the RCOS scope in SSO, Australia. The image has just under 32 hours of exposure in total.
All sub exposures were 1200 seconds and they were as follows:
14 x B, 19 x G, 15 x B, 18 x L, 28 x Ha

Ian combined the Ha into the Red to make the Red channel and the image was processed entirely using PixInsight.

The details of the equipment used to take this are as follows:

Optical Tube Assembly RCOS 12.5” F/9 (2857mm focal length)
Carbon-Fibre Tube w/TCC2, PIR and FFC
Equatorial Mount Bisque Paramount ME
Imaging Camera Apogee F16M-D9 (KAF-16803) with 7 slot filter wheel
Imaging Camera Filters Astrodon Series II L,R,G,B, Ha (5nm), OIII (3nm) and SII (3nm)
Guide Camera MMOAG with SBIG ST-402ME
The system delivers a 44x44 arcmin FoV operating at .65 arcsec/pixel

Files associated with this observation

M83_JUN_2014_Sharp.jpg (100.7 kB)

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