NGC 247 the large edge on galaxy in Sculptor, above, with NGC 253 and NGC 288 below, in a shot with a 135mm telephoto lens to simulate the field with binoculars. This is a stack of 4 x 4 minute exposures at ISO 800 and f/2.8 with Canon 5D MkII. Taken from Coonabarabran, Australia, December 16, 2012.
NGC 247 a lareg edge-on spiral galaxy in southern Cetus This is a stack of 5 x 12 minute exposures at f/5.8 with the 105mm Traveler apo refractor and Canon 5D Matk II at ISO 800. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, NSW, Australia, December 2012.
Large galaxy NGC 263 and globular cluster NGC 288, in Sculptor near the South Galactic Pole in an image with a 135mm telephoto lens to simulate the field of binoculars. Taken from Coonabarabran, Australia, December 16, 2012. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at ISO 800 and f/2.8 with Canon 5D MkII.