Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 253  ·  Sculptor Filament  ·  Silver Coin
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NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - HaRGB, Adam Cox
NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - HaRGB
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NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - HaRGB

Revision title: NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - HaRGB

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - HaRGB, Adam Cox
NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - HaRGB
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NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - HaRGB

Revision title: NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - HaRGB

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Description

Target: NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy in HaRGB

Two panel mosaic with approximately 26hrs integration total: 

Panel 1
R x 92 x 120 sec
G x 92 x 120 sec
B x 92 x 120 sec
Ha x 44 x 300 sec

Panel 2
R x 96 x 120 sec
G x 89 x 120 sec
B x 92 x 120 sec
Ha x 48 x 300 sec

Date: Imaged over Sep 2023 from ACT region, Australia.

Equipment:
  • Scope: SkyWatcher 200P 8" F5 Newtonian Reflector
  • Coma Corrector: SkyWatcher f4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector
  • Camera: ZWO ASI533MM Pro
  • Filters: Optolong 1.25" Red,  Optolong 1.25" Green, Optolong 1.25" Blue
  • Mount: EQ6-R Pro
  • Guiding: ZWO OAG, ZWO ASI220mm Mini

Processing:
Processed in PixInsight:
  • WBPP with 2x Drizzle and Autocrop enabled
  • DBE and BlurXTerminator per RGB channel
  • LRGB Combine
  • SPCC
  • Mosaic by Coordinates
  • Gradient Merge Mosaic
  • Histogram Transform for stretching, hue and saturation
  • NoiseXTerminator

Comments

Revisions

  • NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - HaRGB, Adam Cox
    Original
  • NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - HaRGB, Adam Cox
    B
  • NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - HaRGB, Adam Cox
    D
  • Final
    NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - HaRGB, Adam Cox
    E

B

Title: NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - RGB

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D

Title: NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - RGB

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E

Title: NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - HaRGB

Description: Addition of Ha data to red channel for a HaRGB.

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NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy - HaRGB, Adam Cox