Image Credit & Copyright: ESO/La Silla/IDA/Danish 1.5 m/ R. Gendler, U. G. Jørgensen, J. Skottfelt, K. Harpsøe.
In the previous post I detailed dwarf galaxy ESO 540-31 in the Sculptor Group of Galaxies so let’s take some time and keep the ball rolling with the brightest member of that cluster of galaxies; The Sculptor Galaxy. In fact, this galaxy, at an apparent magnitude of around 8 is within binocular view and one of the brightest galaxies in the night sky.
With a name like Sculptor Galaxy you can imagine that it has some relevance besides just a member of the 20-ish members of the group with the same name and in the Sculptor constellation. If that thought crossed your mind for some reason you would be correct. NGC 253 lies at or near the heart of the Sculptor Group which places it at about 12 million light years away from…
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