Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 253  ·  Sculptor galaxy
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NGC 253, Sculptor, Russell Cockman
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NGC 253, Sculptor

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NGC 253, Sculptor

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The "Silvery Coin Galaxy". At a distance of 10Mly, NGC 253 is our nearest star burst galaxy. Note the many red star-forming regions, the blue tints of hot young stars and the numerous dust lanes, products of stars that have lived and died previously.

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NGC 253, Sculptor, Russell Cockman