Above: 3x240 second exposures stacked and image electronically improved.
Above: Same image as above except with no image processing.
This is a 4 minute integration of galaxy NGC253 in Sculptor.
team effort by Paul Mayo and Scott Alder.
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NGC 253 - The Silver Coin Galaxy
Above: 3x240 second exposures stacked and image electronically improved.
Above: Same image as above except with no image processing.
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The 'Silver Coin' galaxy
found in the Constellation of Sculptor. This galaxy is a spiral galaxy seen almost
edge-on. The galaxy has a magnitude of about 8.0 so its not real faint at all, it's about
1,500 times fainter than you can see with the naked eye. Being one of the dustiest
galaxies known, you can see a lot of dark dust lanes in the images, it's distance is about
10 million light years.
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Almost one year after first light this image is the result of stacking 3 x 180sec exposures. Image taken 991009. |
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First light
after the LDC Upgrade. This is a 4 minute integration of galaxy NGC253 in Sculptor. team effort by Paul Mayo and Scott Alder. |