Silvercoin Galaxy
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	Common Name: Silvercoin Galaxy Other Names: Sculptor Galaxy, NGC 253 RA: 00:47.6 Dec -25:17 Constellation: Sculptor Distance: 10 million lightyears Magnitude: 7.1 Telescope: Meade LX200GPS 14" Camera: SBig ST-8 Filters: C Exposure: 30 x 60 secs, 3 frames stiched. Date: 27/9/2006 Where: Tenby Observatory, Coonabarabran Lat: 31 16 35.05 S, Long 149 11 33.99 E, Elevation 547metres Notes: The Silvercoin is a spiral galaxy and is the largest member of the Sculptor group of galaxies. This is the closest group to our Local Group. Discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783.