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SBIG ST-4K, 3000s total exposure 9/27/14 Lake San Antonio, CA

Here is NGC 253 in all its glory, a giant peppermint candy swirl of star-stuff and galactic dust. This is one of the (apparently) largest and brightest galaxies, but it is also rather far south (declination -25°). With the new camera we were finally able to capture the entire galaxy in a single exposure.

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Starshoot DSCI, 199 exposures, 20s each 10/8/10 Lake San Antonio, CA

This is one of the (apparently) largest and brightest galaxies, but it is also rather far south (declination -25°). To capture most of the galaxy we had to take exposures at three separate positions. The mount died before we got many exposures on the right side, which is why it looks more grainy there.