Globular cluster 288 and spiral galaxy NGC 253, both 7th magnitude objects, are nicely paired in this otherwise sparse field. NGC 253 is over 400 times farther away than NGC 288.

Astro-Physics 105mm (4.1 inch) refractor at f6. Two fourteen-minute exposures on gas-hypersensitized Kodak Pro 400 PPF color negative film. North is to the upper right. Photographed from near Vicuña, Chile. ©1998