Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  HD4555  ·  HD4572  ·  NGC 253  ·  Sculptor Filament  ·  Sculptor galaxy  ·  Silver Coin
NGC253, Eric Wilkes
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NGC253

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NGC253

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The Sculptor Galaxy, also know unromantically as NGC 253. Known as a starburst galaxy because it is going through an intense period of star formation it is around 11.4 million light years away. What was happening  11 million years ago in the late Miocene, well the sea that covered the Nullarbor dried up and giant emus and marsupial lions wandered Australia. EdgeHD8 with 0.7 reducer, ASI533MCPro camera, Skywatcher EQ6R-Pro mount, L-Pro filter, ASIair+, ASIair120minOAG, PI, PS, LR

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NGC253, Eric Wilkes