Observation by Peter Goodhew FRAS: NGC 253 - the Sculptor Galaxy

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Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observer

Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observed

2020 Oct 15 - 18:38

Uploaded

2020 Oct 16 - 18:41

Objects

The Sculptor Galaxy (NGC253)

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Constellation

Sculptor

Field centre

RA: 00^h47^m
Dec: -25°16'
Position angle: -3°16'

Field size

0°36' × 0°24'

Equipment

APM TMB 152 LZOS Refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
QSI6120wsg8 cameras

Exposure

13.4 hours total integration

Location

Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

Target name

NGC 253

Title

NGC 253 - the Sculptor Galaxy

About this image

At Declination -25 I had thought that this would be too low for me to capture over the walls of my observatory in Spain, but decided to give it a try. I'm delighted to say that I was wrong! I think this is such a handsome galaxy.

Files associated with this observation

NGC253.jpg (172.3 kB)

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Comments

Dr Paul Leyland, 2020 Oct 24 - 22:06 UTC

By coincidence I was imaging this area a couple of days ago, though in my case I was tracking down some globular clusters.

The galaxy is far too big to fit in a single frame. I now need to decide whether to take more images and make a mosaic or just upload what is already here.

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