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NGC 253



Object:

NGC 253: Sculptor Galaxy

RA = 00 hrs 47 min; Dec = -25 deg 17 min

Date & Site:

Imaged on 10/16/2009; Palomar Mountain, CA

Excellent Seeing; Excellent conditions

Temperatures in mid 60s

Equipment:

Telescope: FSQ106 (540mm fl f/5)

Mount: Losmandy G-11 with Gemini
Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10 with Astrodon LRGB filters;

 

Notes:

Exposures and filters: 2.5 hrs lum (15 x 10 min) and 30 minutes each of RGB (3 x 10 min) for a total of 4 hrs.

FOV = 83.4 x 56.4 arc minutes

The Sculptor Galaxy, also known as the Silver Coin or Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. The Sculptor Galaxy is a starburst galaxy, which means that it is currently undergoing a period of intense star formation.

Located 11.5 million light years away

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