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Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy
This satellite of our galaxy is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy, approximately 3000 lightyears across and 280,000 lightyears distant. So around 50% further away than the Magellanic Galaxies.
It was only discovered in 1937, but is one of the brightest of the dwarf satellite galaxies of the Milky Way.
This LRGB image is the result of 2h 40m of remote data capture from Chile, over two evenings in September 2025. A ZWO ASI6200MM Pro camera was used, through a 10-inch ASA Newtonian Astrograph.
Date: 24/09/2025
Photographer: Graham Wilcock
