Terry Robison's Starburst Galaxy in Sculptor was shortlisted for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020. Caroline Herschel discovered the galaxy in 1783, but the fuzzy blob she saw wouldn't match this image obtained from 34 hours of exposure.
The Sculptor Galaxy is catalogued as NGC 253. Located in the southern constellation Sculptor, it's is one of the brightest spiral galaxies we can see. It's currently undergoing intense star formation.
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