Moneda de Plata

NGC 253, "The Silver Coin" or "Silver Dollar Galaxy"
NGC 253, “The Silver Coin” or “Silver Dollar Galaxy”

Object Name: NGC 253 (Sculptor Galaxy)
Object Type: Galaxy
Location: Iglesuela (Spain)
Date: 26/08/2014
Media: Graphite pencil, white paper, scanned and inverted with paint
Telescope: Newton 6″ f5 + Hyperion 13mm (57x)

Notes: This is a beautiful galaxy, it is big an brilliant and it looks like silver coin (also called “moneda de plata”). Although that object does not reach much above the horizon, I can discern entire galaxy (or almost) easily and the core shows more brilliant. The galaxy is elongated and thin because it is edgewise.

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One thought on “Moneda de Plata”

  1. Bosco,

    A beautiful capture with a 6 inch scope. This galaxy is a fine one.

    Frank 🙂

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