Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 253  ·  Sculptor Filament  ·  Silver Coin
NGC253 - The Sculptor Galaxy, Daniel Faull
NGC253 - The Sculptor Galaxy
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NGC253 - The Sculptor Galaxy

NGC253 - The Sculptor Galaxy, Daniel Faull
NGC253 - The Sculptor Galaxy
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NGC253 - The Sculptor Galaxy

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NGC253 is a nearly side on galaxy location approximately 11 million light years away. It's a popular target for southern skies as it's one of the brightest visible galaxies.

As Perth transitions into the hot weather, clear skies are more frequent, but unfortunately the wind also picks up. While my scope is currently in a small roll-off roof shed, windy conditions on the last two nights led to about half the Blue and Green data being binned.

Images taken under Bortle 6 skies.

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NGC253 - The Sculptor Galaxy, Daniel Faull