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IRON - Isabis Remote Observatory Namibia
RCOS 14.5″ f/8
QHY 268m PH, Baader CMOS LRGB filter
Ha 48 x 15 min / L 72 x 10min / RGB 29 x 10 min each filter
38 h 30 min
data acquired remotely using Voyager Advanced
data acquisition by:
Markus Blauensteiner, Martin Rusterholz & Oliver Schneider
- CEDIC Team goes Chile II
- CEDIC Team goes La Palma I
- CEDIC Team goes La Palma II
- CEDIC Team goes La Palma III
- CEDIC Team goes Namibia
- Namibia 2022 - Intro
- #1 - Clusters in Carina
- #2 - Hidden Treasures in Vela
- #3 - Southern Galaxies
- #4 - Emission Nebulae in Centaurus
- #5 - Near South Pole
- #6 - Dark Nebulae in Cir & Lup
- #7 - Nebulae in Ara & Norma
- #8 - Nebulae in Scorpius
- #9 - Open Clusters in Scorpius
- #10 - Highlights in Sagittarius
- #11 - Nebulae in Ophiuchus
NGC 253 in Sculptor
Spiral Galaxy (SAB(s)c)
27.5‘ x 6.8‘
7.1 mag (V)
Scl
2026-10-04+06+07+08+13+14+15+18+19+20+21+28+29 +
2026-11-01+02+03
11.4 Mio ly
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Fornax 102 photo with TDM / TeenAstro controller
NGC 253 has a diameter of 91,000 light-years and is classified as a
“starburst galaxy”.
(source: König, Binnewies, *Bildatlas der Galaxien*)
