NGC 253

NGC 253 also known as The Sculptor Galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy currently undergoing intense star formation. It is located in the constellation Scultptop at about 11.4 Million light-years from Earth.

Image acquisition and processing information:

Date: November 9th, 2024
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD 14" telescope at F11
Mount: Astro-Physics AP-1200 GTO CP3
Camera: ZWO ASI-2400 MC Pro one-shot-color camera
Guiding: Innovations Foresight Full Frame On-Axis Guider ONAG XM, Camera: ASI-294MC Pro
Exposures: 47 three-minute exposures (unity gain)
Image acquisition and guiding: ASIAIR Plus

Image processing Software: PixInsight v. 1.8.9-2