The "Silver Coin" Galaxy - NGC
253
10-Million light years away in the
constellation of Sculptor is this almost edge-on spiral galaxy nicknamed the
Silver Coin galaxy. In the night sky it appears as a relatively bright 7th Magnitude
just beyond naked eye brightness but easily spotted in
binoculars and finder-scopes.
| Image Details | 20071013 The Silver Coin Galaxy, NGC253. |
| Telescope |
Observatory mounted 12-inch f/5 Newtonian telescope
on Losmandy Gemini G-11 equatorial mount. |
| Guiding | Autoguided with SBIG 402 on 4.5-inch f/9 guidescope using CCDSoft. |
| Camera |
Canon EOS 300D Digital ( Hα enabled ) focused with DSLR Focus. |
| Exposure | 90 min. exposure (30 x 3-min. sub-frames) @ ISO400 |
| Filter/equipment |
2" Baader Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector
(MPCC). 2" Baader UV/IR Rejection Filter. |
| Sky Conditions | Seeing: 8/10. Wind: 0/10. Moisture: 0/10. Ambient Temp. 9°C |
| Image Processing | Iris, Photoshop, Noiseware. |
(C) Copyright 2007 Paul Mayo.
paulm@skylab.com.au