NGC 246 the Skull Nebula, a planetary nebula in Cetus. This is a stack of 5 x 6 minute exposures at ISO 800 with the filter-modified Canon 5D MkII and Astro-Physics 105mm Traveler apo refractor at f/5.8 with the 6x7 field flattener. Taken from Timor Cottage, Coonabarabran, Australia, Deceember 17/18, 2012. North is up.
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.
