Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sculptor (Scl)  ·  Contains:  NGC 253  ·  Sculptor Filament  ·  Silver Coin
NGC 253 - The Silver Dollar in HaLRGB, Connor Matherne
NGC 253 - The Silver Dollar in HaLRGB
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NGC 253 - The Silver Dollar in HaLRGB

NGC 253 - The Silver Dollar in HaLRGB, Connor Matherne
NGC 253 - The Silver Dollar in HaLRGB
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NGC 253 - The Silver Dollar in HaLRGB

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Another revisited target- this time with much more data to boot and Ha! 

This is a stunner of a galaxy and I was always curious why it was considered a starburst galaxy when it lacks a lot of the Ha we see in other starbursts like M82 and Cent A. However with the addition of the Ha frames, you can really see just much Ha this galaxy really has hidden in its dust. While it still may be dwarfed by the other two, I can at least maybe see why it is classified as a starburst. 

Thanks for looking!

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NGC 253 - The Silver Dollar in HaLRGB, Connor Matherne