Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 253  ·  Sculptor Filament  ·  Silver Coin
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NGC 253 from Nightfall, Tom Bash
NGC 253 from Nightfall
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NGC 253 from Nightfall

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NGC 253 from Nightfall, Tom Bash
NGC 253 from Nightfall
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NGC 253 from Nightfall

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This image of NGC 253 was mostly acquired on the last night of the Nightfall Star Party in Borrego Springs, CA.  The seeing was variable and mostly poor that night.  The total exposure time is short so this is not a deep image, but I was surprised how well it came it out considering the short exposure time and the poor seeing.

All the images taken at Nightfall were unguided, because the weight of the guide scope I planed to use was beyond what my counter weight could balance.  Lesson learned, try something new at home before heading to a dark site.  With 1 minute subs about 40% of them were rejected because of elongated stars.

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NGC 253 from Nightfall, Tom Bash

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