Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 253  ·  Sculptor Filament  ·  Silver Coin
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NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy in HaLRGB, Evan Boyle
NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy in HaLRGB
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NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy in HaLRGB

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NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy in HaLRGB, Evan Boyle
NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy in HaLRGB
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NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy in HaLRGB

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This is my attempt at imaging the Sculptor Galaxy using Hydrogen-alpha and broadband filters.
Due to intermittent clouds, I was forced to take my subframes over the course of three nights; nevertheless, I'm happy with the end result.
Being in the Southern hemisphere, we don't have a huge variety of galaxy targets to pick from so I'm glad to have had the opportunity to image NGC253. I learned a lot about post-processing galaxies in Pixinsight as well as setting up and using my new Esprit 100ed. 

As usual, any constructive criticisms are always welcome
I hope you enjoy it!

Ha: 20x 300s
L: 66x 120s
R: 30x 120s
G: 30x 120s
B: 30x 120s

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NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy in HaLRGB, Evan Boyle