Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 253  ·  NGC 288  ·  Sculptor Filament  ·  Silver Coin
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NGC 253_288, Rodney Watters
NGC 253_288
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NGC 253_288

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NGC 253_288, Rodney Watters
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NGC 253_288

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This widefield image includes to prominent objects, NGC 253 - the Sculptor Galaxy and the lesser know NGC 288 - a nice globular cluster in the same field of view. Image data was captured using a Canon EOS 200mm F2.8 prime lens and a QSI 683 CCD camera. The lens was stopped down using a 46mm adapter ring to improve the star quality in the image.

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NGC 253_288, Rodney Watters