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Constellation: Sculptor
Distance: 12.8 million Light Years
NGC 253 is the brightest member of the Sculptor Group of galaxies, the nearest galactic group to our own (the Local Group, home to our Milky Way). A spiral galaxy, its arms are partially obscured due to its steep tilt to our line of sight.
Acquisition information:
10/13/2010, North Branch, NY
Canon t1i (modified) through Astrotech RC8 (FL 1625 mm)
32 X 360 secs, ISO 1600
Guiding using PHD, Starlight Express Lodestar, through William Optics FLT98
Mount: CGEM
Processed with ImagesPlus and Photoshop CS5
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