NGC 253 and NGC 288 in Sculptor in RGB (Ian Parr)

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

NGC 253 and NGC 288 in Sculptor in RGB, Ian Parr

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NGC 253 and NGC 288 in Sculptor in RGB

NGC 253 the Sculptor Galaxy (also known as the Silver Coin, Silver Dollar Galaxy) is an 8.00th magnitude intermediate starburst spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor that is currently undergoing a period of intense star formation. It is very large at +0°27'30.00" x +0°06'48.00" and is located at the center of the Sculptor Group, which is one of the nearest groups of galaxies to the Milky Way. As one of the brightest galaxies in the sky, the Sculptor Galaxy can be seen through binoculars and is considered one of the most easily viewed galaxies in the sky after the Andromeda Galaxy. The lucky proximity of globular cluster NGC 288, located about 1.8° to the southeast makes this a very nice field indeed both for imaging and observing, even through binoculars.

This was taken with a Redcat 71 and it still surpised me just how large these objects are considering the field of view.

So now we are heading back to a full moon and the weather looks quite marginal for the next week, and worse, daylight saving looms so I had a very lucky run lately to try out the Redcat so no complaints what so ever.

Maybe time to repair my my damaged sleep cycles.

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