NGC 1553


3 minutes exposure, Meade 416XT CCD camera.
300mm f/6 newtonian telescope at prime focus.

NGC 1553 is a moderately large and bright, spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of Doradus. A member of a small cluster of galaxies, it is a very easy object in an 8" telescope, and appears as a moderately bright patch of light with a bright nucleus.