Situated in the Hydra constellations, the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy lies around 15 million light years away. Stretching 40000 light years across, we observe a number of reddish star forming regions in its spiral arms, giving it the nickname »Thousand-Ruby Galaxy«.

Telescope: Planewave CDK24
Mount: Mathis MI-1000/1250
Camera: FLI PL 9000
Filters: Astrodon LRGB Filters
Integration:
L= 16 * 600 seconds
R= 6 * 300 seconds, 14 * 600 seconds
G= 6 * 300 seconds, 13 * 600 seconds
B= 6 * 300 seconds, 13 * 600 seconds

Total integration time: 10h 50m
Location: Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile
Processing: Pixinsight

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