NGC 257 (Caldwell 62) is an intermediate (between barred and unbarred) spiral galaxy located approximately 11 million light-years away in Cetus. It is a member of the Sculptor Group of galaxies located near the south galactic pole.
Luminance – 12x600s – 120 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 8x300s – 40 minutes each – binned 2x2
240 minutes total exposure – 4 hours
Imaged September 15th, 2015 at the Danville Conservation Area (New Florence, Missouri) with a SBIG ST-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT90EDT at f/6.7 603mm.
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