Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 253  ·  NGC 288  ·  Sculptor Filament  ·  Silver Coin
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NGC 253 = Sculptor Galaxy + NGC 288 = Globular Cluster, Gary JONES
NGC 253 = Sculptor Galaxy + NGC 288 = Globular Cluster
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NGC 253 = Sculptor Galaxy + NGC 288 = Globular Cluster

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NGC 253 = Sculptor Galaxy + NGC 288 = Globular Cluster, Gary JONES
NGC 253 = Sculptor Galaxy + NGC 288 = Globular Cluster
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NGC 253 = Sculptor Galaxy + NGC 288 = Globular Cluster

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Last night was textbook perfect for imaging - zero cloud, unlimited visibility, 15°C, no wind, and a 0% new moon - it doesn't get much better than that

This is my third attempt at imaging NCG253, hopefully an improvement on my original image, and my second attempt, taken exactly one year ago.

I was inspired by the striking counterpoint between NCG253 and its neighbour NCG288, so have posted a narrow-field version here.

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NGC 253 = Sculptor Galaxy + NGC 288 = Globular Cluster, Gary JONES