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Sculptor Galaxy
NGC253
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Sculptor
Distance 10,000,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 29 Oct 2005 (Fall)
Place Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 60:15:15:15 mins @ -20C
Lum 4x15 (bin 1x1), R 1x15, G 1x15, B 1x15 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length 530mm @f/5
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB
Software CCDSoft, RegiStar, Photoshop