Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
|
|
|
| Designation | NGC 300, Bennett 6 |
| Constellation | Sculptor (Scl) |
| 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. Distance to NGC 300 is 6.5 million
lightyears.
A high resolution image taken with a 14.5" Ritchey-Chretien telescope is here. |
|
| Exposure | LRGB 60:60:60:120 min @ -18°C |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + Astronomik Type II Filterset |
| Optics | Astro-Physics AP155EDFS @ f/7.2 (prime focus) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Registar, Adobe Photoshop 6.0 |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 10Aug02@09:30 UTC(L) - 12Sep02@07:00(RGB) |
| Conditions | Transparency 5-6, Seeing 5-6 (4 RGB), Temperature +10°C (+6°C RGB) |
