NGC253

Sculptor Galaxy

NGC253

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Sculptor

Distance

10,000,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

October 29, 2005

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 4x15 (bin 1x1), R 1x15, G 1x15, B 1x15 (bin 2x2)

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