The Sculptor Galaxy (also known as the Silver Coin Galaxy, Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, or Caldwell 65) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor. The Sculptor Galaxy …

Jan 3, 2023 · The Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253, Caldwell 65) is an intermediate spiral galaxy located 11.4 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. It is also known as the Silver …

Discovered in 1783 by mathematician and astronomer Caroline Herschel, the dusty island universe lies a mere 10 million light-years away. About 70 thousand light-years across, NGC …

Sep 30, 2008 · NGC 253 is one of brightest spiral galaxies in the night sky, easily visible with small telescopes, and it is composed of thousands of young, blue stars. It is undergoing …

Oct 4, 2024 · Also known as Caldwell 65 and NGC 253, this object glows brightly (for a galaxy) at magnitude 7.6, which puts it in easy range of pretty much all binoculars. It’s also huge (again, …

NGC 253, a bright ‘starburst’ galaxy in our fall sky is not to be missed. Use this guide to locate and see it yourself in binoculars or a telescope.

Feb 20, 1995 · This Hubble telescope image of the core of the nearest starburst spiral galaxy, NGC 253, reveals violent star formation within a region 1,000 light-years across.

Dec 3, 1998 · NGC 253 is a large, almost edge-on spiral galaxy, and is one of the nearest galaxies beyond our local neighborhood of galaxies. This dramatic galaxy shows complex …

NGC 253 (Caldwell 65) is also known as the Sculptor Galaxy, the Silver Coin, and the Silver Dollar Galaxy. It is a starburst galaxy undergoing a period of intense star formation. I...

Feb 20, 1995 · The galaxy is located about 8 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. [Right] – This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the core of the nearest starburst spiral …