Dark Energy Camera Captures South Pinwheel Galaxy

In fact, DECam has already completed its main work, as the tool was used to complete

dark energy research, which was conducted from 2013 to 2019.Instead of quietly retiring, DECam remains busy.Members of the astronomical community can apply for time to use it, and the data collected is processed and made publicly available thanks to the astronomical data archive in the Community Science and Data Center (CSDC) program at NSF NOIRLab. 

Messier 83, or Pinwheel Austra, is located in the southern constellation of Hydra.The galaxy faces Earth almost entirely.This means that astronomers have the opportunity to observe its spiral structure in fantastic detail.The galaxy is located at a distance of about 15 million light-years from Earth, with a diameter of About 50,000 light-years across, the object is slightly smaller compared to  the Milky Way, with a diameter ofwhich ranges from 100,000 to 200,000  light-years.

DECam uses six different filters.They allow astronomers to choose at which wavelengths of light to observe the sky. This is critical in situations where scientists require specific information about an object. Also, it is working with different filters that allows you to create colorful images like this.

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