| NGC 253 - Sculptor or Silver Dollar Galaxy Caldwell 65, Constellation: Sculptor (The Sculptor), Equatorial 2000: RA: 00h 47m 33s Dec: -25°17'15" Distance: 9 million light years, Visual Magnitude: 7.3, Surface brightness: 12.9, Size: 29.0 x 6.8 arc mins Transits at the end of twilight at 8:45pm 26 November, elevation 83 degrees, due North |
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| - Imaged on 20081026 - 25.4cm 10" F/4.7 Newtonian Reflector - 330 video frames no filter (IR/UV only) at x 128 integration - rough focusing - 0.6 focal reducer, rough polar alignment, no moon, good seeing, elevation about 70 degrees - aligned, stacked,levels adjusted in Registax. - levels adjusted in Photoshop 7.0 |