[petuniasevan]

Here is a wider view of this galaxy:

Locator chart for NGC 253.

The best viewing time is mid October. If you are located south of about 45 degrees north latitude, you can locate it. Here at 45 north it's only about 20 degrees above the horizon at due south (culmination).

Right Ascension	00 : 47.6 (h:m)
Declination	-25 : 17 (deg:m)
Distance	10000.0 (kly)
Visual Brightness	7.1 (mag)
Apparent Dimension	25x7 (arc min)

[petuniasevan]

[RightWhale]

Thanks for posting this view of the southern sky. Seems like the southern sky is much more interesting than the northern sky.

[MozartLover]

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