The Sculptor Galaxy, also known as the Silver Coin or Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.
The Sculptor Galaxy is a starburst galaxy, which means that it is currently undergoing a period of intense star formation (WIKI)

Imaged with the 16" f3.75 Dream Astrograph.
Apogee Alta U-16M camera.
L-RGB image
Luminance - 60 min
RGB 10 minutes per channel (BIN 2)

(Total of 1:30 HRS)

Imaged from Tivoli farm in Namibia June 2012.