Africa Over Time
Johan Landman, Cape Town, South Africa. Copyright © All images are my own unless stated otherwise.
The Sculptor Galaxy, also known as the Silver Coin or Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. The Sculptor Galaxy is a starburst galaxy, which means that it is currently undergoing a period of intense star formation.
Reference:- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculptor_Galaxy
Gear Used:- Camera=ZWO ASI1600-mono-cooled
Filters= Astrodon LRGB
Scope=Celestron HedgeHD8 with celestron 0.7 focal reducer
Mount=Skywatcher EQ6 with Rowan conversion
Focuser=My hands
Guide Camera=Lodestar x 2
OAG=ZWO
Filter wheel=ZWO
Software Used:-
Collecting Data=Sequence Generator Pro with PHD2 and EQMOD
Stacking Data=Astropixelprocessor
Post Processing=PixInsight
Acquisition Details:- L=2 Hours
R=6 Hours
G=3 Hours
B=4 Hours
Total integration time=15 Hours
