| Object : | Leo I group of galaxies |
| Coordinates/Direction : | RA: 10h48m, DEC: +12o40' |
| Object size : | . |
| Object magnitude : | 10.1 to 13.3 |
| More to know : |
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ M96 Group |
| Date : | 2020-03-20 |
| Time (UT) : | 22:56 to 23:35 |
| Mount : | Skywatcher EQ6 Pro controlled by EQMOD and APT |
| Guide : | PHD2 in dithering mode and guide telescope 400 mm f/6.3 QHY5 |
| Lens/telescope : | TS130, 910mm f/7 |
| Corrector/Barlow : | Field flattener 3" x1 |
| Field (FOV) : | 2.25x1.5 degree, before cropping |
| Filter : | none |
| camera : | Canon 6D, controlled by APT |
| Film/CCD : | Raw |
| Exp. time : | 30x60 seconds, iso1600 |
| Image process tool : | AstroImageJ, Fitswork, Irfanview |
| Processing : | resize, level, cal dark&bias, synthetic flat calibrated |
| Weather : | clear |
| Site : | Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra. Bortle class 9 |
| Comment : |
In Southern direction at this time of the year there are many galaxies. This is the Leo I group, it consist of at least nine galaxies. |
| Date : | 2020-03-20 |
| Coordinates/Direction : | RA: 10h43m, DEC: +11o42' |
| Object size : | 3.1' x 2.9' |
| Object magnitude : | 11.4 |
| Comment : |
A drop around M95 galaxy, needs a lot of mote exposure. |
| More to know : |
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Messier 95 |
| Date : | 2020-03-20 |
| Coordinates/Direction : | RA: 10h46m, DEC: +11o49' |
| Object size : | 7.6' x 5.2' |
| Object magnitude : | 10.1 |
| Comment : |
A drop around M96 galaxy, this is the biggest of the galaxies in this group, still it needs a lot of mote exposure. |
| More to know : |
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Messier 96 |
| Date : | 2020-03-20 |
| Coordinates/Direction : | RA: 10h47m, DEC: +12o34' |
| Object size : | 5.4' x 4.8' |
| Object magnitude : | 10.2 |
| Comment : |
A drop around M105 galaxy, another name of it is NGC 3379, it's the one most to the right.
The other galaxies are NGC 3389 and NGC 3371. |
| More to know : |
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Messier 105 |
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