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 |