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Discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783, NGC 253 is one of the brightest members of the Sculptor group of galaxies. NGC 253 is actually a barred spiral seen nearly edge on. Its bar is visible in the near infrared as can be seen in the 2 Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) image.
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Stellarvue SV102ABV (102 mm doublet apo) @ f/6.4
Losmandy G-11
SBIG ST-2000XM and Astrodon LRGB Filters
L (18x5 min), R (5x5 min), G (5x5 min), B (5x5 min)
Mauna Loa Weather Observatory (elevation 11,141 ft on Mauna loa on the Big Island of Hawaii)
