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M83 is one of the closest and brightest barred spiral galaxies in the sky. Visible with binoculars in the constellation of Hydra, majestic spiral arms have prompted its nickname as the Southern Pinwheel.
SOURCE: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030511.html
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Credit: FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT, ESO
Prepared by Adrian Pingstone in November 2003.
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