Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 300, Bennett 6, Caldwell 70 |
| Object type | Sc type spiral galaxy |
| Coordinates | 00 h 55 min - 37° 41' |
| Constellation | Sculptor (Scl) |
| Description | This member of the Sculptor group of galaxies is similar in general form to M 33, showing the same low surface brightness, loose and very large structure. It exhibits many active star-forming regions. NGC 300 lies at an estimated distance of 6.5 million lightyears. North is towards the one o'clock position in this 37 x 25 arcminute field of view. Click on the image for a higher resolution view. Here is an earlier image taken with a 6" refractor. |
| Exposure | NRGB 100:90:90:90 min @ -25°C, no filter on luminance, RGB binned 2x2 |
| Camera | SBIG STL-11000 selfguided with Astronomik Type II RGB filter set. |
| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien at f/9 |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre Beta 11, Registar, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 05 and 30Oct2005 @ 04:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 6/10, Seeing 6-7/10, Temperature + 10°C |
