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Photo ID
243
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Title
The Sculptor Galaxy
Caption
NGC 253, the Scupltor or Silver Dollar galaxy, taken using iTelescope.net's T32 from Siding Spring, Australia
Object Name
Sculptor Galaxy
Messier Desig
M
NGC Desig
NGC 235
Other Desigs
Silver Dollar Galaxy
Right Ascension
0Hr 47' 33.00"
Declination
-25° 17' 18.00"
Magnitude
8.00
Scope Used
Unknown
Camera Used
Unknown
Photo Notes
Taken using a Planewave CDK 17" with an FLI Proline 16803 Mono imager. 300s Luminance, 120 seconds each RGB and Hydrogen Alpha at 2x2 binning. Processed using Adobe Photoshop CS4.
Object Type
Spiral Galaxy
Distance (ly)
11.4 Mly
Constellation
Sculptor
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