Enn Gee Cee - Two Five Three (repro added)

[Retrograde (Pete)]

Hi all,

My first ever image of NGC 253 the Sculptor/Silver Coin Galaxy. I've always liked how its NGC number appears to rhyme!

It was great to get out to dark(ish) skies for the first time in over a year and amazingly, the weather even held. Conditions were a bit blustery (and the seeing was rubbish for most of the time) but hey you can't have everything!

Exposure: 3 hours 20 mins
Telescope: Skywatcher MN190
Camera: ZWO ASI2600mc

Higher resolution image available here: astrobin NGC 253

*note - repro added - second image*

Comments & critiques welcome.
Pete.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Well done Pete a fine..?..dig in don't wait, 2 4 6 8 who do we appreciate? N G C 2 5 3eeee yippee!

Mike

[Retrograde (Pete)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Well done Pete a fine..?..dig in don't wait, 2 4 6 8 who do we appreciate? N G C 2 5 3eeee yippee!

Mike

thanks Mike!

[Dave882 (David)]

That’s a beautiful pic - tremendous detail \ colour and really tight and smooth all over. Great work!!

[Retrograde (Pete)]

Originally Posted by Dave882

That’s a beautiful pic - tremendous detail \ colour and really tight and smooth all over. Great work!!

Thanks Dave, much appreciated!

[gregbradley]

That's a really nice Sculptor Pete. Very nice.

Greg.

[Camissa (Ecki)]

This is looking very nice. I am busy with the same target - but from a bortle 7/8 zone. I have 9 hours of RGM mono data @1000mm but will probably end up with less detail than you.

[Retrograde (Pete)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

That's a really nice Sculptor Pete. Very nice.

Greg.

Thanks Greg!

Originally Posted by Camissa

This is looking very nice. I am busy with the same target - but from a bortle 7/8 zone. I have 9 hours of RGM mono data @1000mm but will probably end up with less detail than you.

Thanks Ecki!

I had two hours of data from last year taken under Bortle 7 skies but DSS complained about the size/format when I tried to combine it all. Not sure it would make much difference anyway so I ended up just leaving it out.

I've done a slight repro and reduced the brightness of the core. Not sure if this is truly "respecting the light" but it does seem to match the rest of the image better.

Astrobin link to new revision: astrobin NGC 253 revC