Observation by Mazin Younis: Sculptor Galaxy

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2023 Nov 11 - 02:00

Uploaded

2023 Nov 22 - 19:35

Objects

The Sculptor Galaxy (NGC253)

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Constellation

Sculptor

Field centre

RA: 00^h47^m
Dec: -25°15'
Position angle: -97°32'

Field size

1°39' × 1°02'

Equipment

Skywatcher Quattro 200mm f/4

Exposure

20 x 240s

Location

Personal remote telescope - Morocco

Title

Sculptor Galaxy

About this image

At DEC-26 this bright galaxy is well below my light-polluted sky limit in Manchester. However, in my Lat30 site in Morocco it is at a pleasant height to capture.

Files associated with this observation

Sculptor_G.jpg (1.7 MB)

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Jeremy Shears, Dominic Ford, Callum Potter, Dr Paul Leyland, Simon Paul Davis, Martina McGovern

Comments

Dr Paul Leyland, 2023 Nov 23 - 13:03 UTC

Nice. You stand a very good chance of picking up some of its globular clusters if you wish to give it a try.

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