<ul><li>An image from the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) shows the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, a stunning face-on galaxy known as Messier 83.</li><li>The image reveals well-defined spiral arms filled with pink clouds of hydrogen gas where new stars are forming.</li><li>The galaxy is located around 15 million light-years away in the constellation of Hydra and is known for its vibrant star formation.</li><li>The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy has also been host to supernova explosions and contains evidence of supernova remnants.</li></ul>

See the majestic Southern Pinwheel Galaxy in this Dark Energy Camera image

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