NGC 253 (Sculptor Galaxy)

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