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M83 — The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy is one of the nearest and brightest barred spiral galaxies, 14.7 million light-years away in Hydra. It is a prolific supernova factory — six supernovae have been observed in M83 since 1923, making it one of the

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