NGC 253 (Scl)
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Date/Site: |
2., 3. and 4. January 2019, Daniel-Verschatse-Observatory at the Hacienda los Andes, Chile |
Exposure/
Filter: |
R: 12 x 300 seconds,
G: 9 x 300 seconds,
B: 7 x 300 seconds (-15°C) |
Camera: |
SBIG STL11000 with Astronomik Type II-Filters |
Optics/
Instrument: |
Astro-Physics 175mm f/8 StarFire EDF Triplet Refractor with flattener on AP1200 GTO |
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Guiding: Lodestar attached to a 50mm-finder,
focusing: Robofocus and FocusMax,
image acquisition: CCD-Commander and MaximDL 6,
calibration and processing: PixInsight 1.8 |
NGC 253, one of the most beautiful galaxies, often is called the "silverdollar".
It was imaged over several nights in turn with NGC 1910.
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© Friedhelm Hübner, last revision: 03.12.2023