Messier 83: The Southern PinWheel by Warren Keller

Author: Warren Keller

M83 by Warren Keller features the author’s artistic interpretation of the M83 galaxy. Throughout this tutorial, the user can expect to learn skills for processing galaxies and other targets within the confines of the Pixinsight software. This package also provides a ‘Masters’ folder which contains the data Warren uses throughout his processing demonstration. The underlying data set was gathered from DSW’s Chile TOA-150 ML16200 system totaling 26.5 hours (L=18x600, R=12x600, G=14x600, B=12x600). For a deeper understanding of Pixinsight, consider purchasing the book, “Inside Pixinsight”, by Warren, via Springer on Amazon, and subscribing to his video tutorials at ww.IP4AP.com. Several of his free tutorials concerning basic software operation can be found on the main tutorial page.

Warren Keller, author of the essential guide to PI— Inside PixInsight, and the video tutorial series on astro-image processing at IP4AP.com has been an APOD, and award-winning imager and teacher since 2006. He has also ‘turned the lights on’ for thousands of image processors the world over with his succinct and easy to follow content. As successful composer/musician, he returned to his boyhood love of astronomy as a hobby during his Nashville days, and began astrophotography in 1999 with 35 mm hypered film, moving to CCD imaging in 2003. In conclusion, he has a unique gift of explaining challenging concepts in a tasty and digestible manner which will help you create beautiful pictures out of the fine data from Deep Sky West Remote Observatory..