Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253)

[brianramsey]

First light with my 80PHQ, two nights of data for about 9.5hrs total.

Just before I stopped using my William Optics ZenithStar 61II this was the last target I shot (at native 360mm). Sufficed to say that the nearly doubling of focal length really helped this target out

Askar 80PHQ (@600mm)
Optolong UV/IR Cut
ASI183MC Pro
EQ6-R
ASIAIR Plus
ASI-OAG w/ASI220mm mini

Processed in PixInsight using GraXpert, BXT, NXT, etc

Full resolution: https://telescopius.com/pictures/vie...y-brian_ramsey

[AstroViking (Steve)]

NGC253 is always a great target. Very well done.

V.

[wasyoungonce (Brendan)]

That's decent....also local (Lilydale) our skies locally are trying....lately

[brianramsey]

Originally Posted by AstroViking

NGC253 is always a great target. Very well done.

V.

Thank you, I didn't realise there was much interesting in the galaxy front for non-sct F/L in the southern hemisphere... So never tried for anything till now, missed opportunity.

Originally Posted by wasyoungonce

That's decent....also local (Lilydale) our skies locally are trying....lately

Yeah, our skies are getting really bad quite quickly, new developments ruining it Especially around my area at least. Time to move further out