NGC 253. The Silver Dollar Galaxy in Sculptor

Orientation: Ø30' x 6.9', m7.6, RA 00h47.6m, Dec -25°17'
Image Scale: 4.61 arc sec/pixel
Exposure: Lum 30 x 300"
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106 @ f/8 with extender-Q (fl=848mm)
Camera: Canon EOS 10D DSLR guided with SBIG ST-8 on SCT 14" @ f/6.3
Mount: Paramount ME on ATS Portable Pier
Location: Ningaloo Skies Observatory, Exmouth, Western Australia on 18 Aug 2007
Notes: A beautiful galaxy. It's unevenly bright, mottled envelope spans half a degree. The core is a broad, well concentrated oval with a dark lane passing along its northern edge.