NGC 55, the large edge on galaxy on Sculptor-Phoenix border, in a shot with a 135mm telephoto lens to simulate the field with binoculars. This is a stack of 5 x 4 minute exposures at ISO 800 and f/2.8 with Canon 5D MkII. Taken from Coonabarabran, Australia, December 16, 2012.
NGC 55 is a large edge-on barred spiral galaxy in Sculptor and visible in binoculars. This is a stack of 5 x 12 minute exposures at f/5.8 with the Astro-Physics Traveler 105mm apo refractor telescope and Canon 5D Mark II camera at ISO 800. Autoguided on the AP 400 mount, and taken from Coonabarabran, Australia, December 2012.
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.