The Sculptor Galaxy (also known as the Silver Coin Galaxy, Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, or Caldwell 65) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. The Sculptor Galaxy is a starburst galaxy, which means that it is currently undergoing a period of intense star formation.
| Object | NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Position: | RA 00h 47m 33.1s Dec -25° 17' 20'' |
| Apparent Size: | 27.5 × 6.8 arcmins |
| Apparent Magnitude: | 8.0 |
| Distance in light years: | 1.4 Mly |
| Photo Data | |
| Date: | 6 Jul 2023 - 27 Sept 2024 |
| Location: |
El Sauce Observatory Chile (1525m ASL) GPS: 30.472529° S, 70.762999° W |
| Telescope: | CHI-1-CMOS: Planewave CDK24 610 mm, f/d 6.5/3962mm |
| Camera: | QHY 600M Pro, 3.76μm, 9576 x 6382px, Bin-2 4788x3191px, @ T sensor = -10°C |
| Field of View: | 31x21 arcmins |
| Pixel Scale/Resolution: | 0.39 arcsec/px |
| Expose frames/times: | H 16x300s, L 53x300s, R 4x300s, G 64x300s, B 69x300s |
| Total expose: | 19h 10min |
| Filter: | Astrodon Luminance, Red, Green, Blue |
| Mount: | Mathis MI-1000/1250 with absolute encoders |
| Software: | Siril 1.4, Photoshop CC |
| Remarks: |
© Photos and photo data by Peter Cerveny
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