Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 253, Sculptor Galaxy, Silver Coin Galaxy, Bennett 4 |
| Object type | Type Sc spiral galaxy |
| Coordinates | 00h48min -25°17' (Scl) |
| Description | The Sculptor Galaxy, also
sometimes called the Silver Coin Galaxy, is a beautiful example of an
edgewise spiral and the brightest galaxy in the Sculptor group, together
with NGC 55, NGC 300 and NGC 7793, as well as NGC247 in Cetus. All
are late-type spirals and they form the nearest collection of galaxies
outside of our own. NGC 253 is about 8 million lightyears away.
Click on the image for a higher resolution. Here is an image taken with a 6" refractor. |
| Exposure | LRGB 105:40:40:40 min @ -25°C ; L exposures 15 min, RGB exposures 10 min binned 2x2 |
| Camera | SBIG STL-11000 with Astronomik Type II filterset - selfguided |
| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien @ f/9 (prime focus) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre Beta, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 13Aug2004 @ 08:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 7, Seeing 5-6, Temperature + 8°C |
