M83. The Southern Pinwheel in Hydra

Orientation:
Image Scale: 1.68 arc sec/pixel
Exposure: Lum 12 x 300" Bin 1x1, RGB 5 x 300" Bin 2x2
Telescope: Meade 14" SCT @ f/6.3 (fl=2205mm)
Camera: SBIG ST-8XME NABG CCD self-guided
Mount: Paramount ME on ATS Portable Pier
Location: Ningaloo Skies Observatory, Exmouth, Western Australia on 16 Feb 2007
Notes: Dark sky with no Moon. All imaging completed before M83 crossed the meridian. This galaxy has strong H regions in the spiral arms. My rendition of this galaxy appears overly blue.