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Another member of the Sculptor
galaxy group, the nearly edge-on spiral NGC 247 is similar in size
to its famous neighbor NGC 253, but it is much fainter.
About 5o north of the
Sculptor Galaxy, look for NGC 247 as a very faint smudge of light.
Use low magnifications (~50x or less). The nuclear region is
just barely visible in a six-inch under dark skies. Larger
scopes may show some mottling in the surrounding haze.
The view in a six-inch at 50x. N is
down, E is right.
This image was
generated from the Palomar Sky Survey using SkyView and shows
roughly the same area.
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