.jpg)
|
Silver Coin Galaxy, NGC 253, Sculptor Located in Sculptor, it is one of the brightest galaxies in the southern sky and probably the closest starburst galaxy to us (distance around 10Mly). Seen almost edge-on it contains a bright yellow core, numerous blue star clusters, red emission nebulae and mysterious dark dust lanes.
|
| Camera: | SBIG STL11000M, Astrodon filters | Scope: | Takahashi TOA-130 + 1.5X extender, fl=1500mm, f11.2 (cropped to ~0.9°x0.6° |
| Mount: | Takahashi EM-200 Temma2 | Guiding: | external, E-finder |
| Filters/Exposures: | L:R:G:B 205 (bin1x1):40:40:40 min (bin 2x2) = 5hr25m | Location: | LMDSS Lady's Pass, Victoria |
| Date: | December 2016 | Processing: | CCDStack2, RegiStar, Photoshop CS5 (reprocess 2023) |