Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
14 Nov 2025
NGC 253 - The Sculptor Galaxy
This is an image of NGC 253, also known as the Sculptor Galaxy or the Silver Dollar Galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light years away in the constellation Sculptor. It is a starburst galaxy which means it is undergoing a period of intense star formation.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 253
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 11.8881 Dec -25.2888
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................26 Jul 2023 - 27 Sept 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 414 | 5h45m | 50 |
| Green | 392 | 5h20m | 49 |
| Red | 269 | 3h40m | 49 |
| Luminance | 324 | 4h25m | 49 |
| Halpha | 98 | 1h20m | 49 |