M83

Messier 83 or M83, also known as the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy and NGC 5236, is a barred spiral galaxy^[7] 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.^[8] Charles Messier added it to his catalogue of nebulous objects (now known as the Messier Catalogue) in March 1781.^[8]

Planewave CDK17 F4.5 telescope, ZWO ASI2600MC Duo camera, Paramount MEII mount with absolute encoders, 2.5 hour image at Desert Astro Observatory in Sierra Vista Dark skies. 5/18/26.