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Sculptor Galaxy
NGC253
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Sculptor
Distance 10,000,000 ly
Magnitude 7.1
Angular Size 25x7 arc min
Size
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 10/29/2005
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 (KAI-2001M)
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB
Software CCDSoft, RegiStar, Photoshop

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