Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 253  ·  Sculptor Filament  ·  Silver Coin
The silver coin, Wei Li
The silver coin
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The silver coin

The silver coin, Wei Li
The silver coin
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The silver coin

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NGC253 stands for the sculptor galaxy, also named the silver coin or silver dollar galaxy. It is very bright, can be seen through binocular, most easily viewed after M31. The Sculptor Galaxy is located at the center of the Sculptor group in constellation Sculptor , one of the nearest groups of galaxies to the Milky Way.


Subs:
ha: 16x1800s
L: 48x600s
R(bin 2x2): 19x300s
G(bin 2x2): 20x300s
B(bin 2x2): 19x300s

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