| Designation |
Leo I Galaxy Cloud (Messier 95, 95,
105, NGC 3384, 3389 & small far right PGC 32119)
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| Type | Various classes of galaxies |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Coordinates | Telescope centered at RA '10 46 02' / Dec '+11 57 23' |
| Magnitude | various |
| Size | 15 x 22 light years |
| Distance | 31 million light years |
| Dimensions | |
| Image Field | 90.6 x 131.3 arcminutes |
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Notes:
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Each of these faint smudges represent galaxies full of billions and in some cases several hundred billion stars like our sun. This grouping represents the M96 subgroup of the Leo Galaxy Cloud, which also includes the well known Leo Trio (M65,66 & NGC 3628) |
| The M96 group is very compact for a galaxy cluster contained in an 8.45 million light year area. M96 at right center has a true diameter of over 70,000 light years. | |
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| Telescope | Takahashi FS60C f/5.9 on Losmandy G-11 with Gemini L3 |
| Focal Length | 264 mm @ f/4.4 with Takahashi focal reducer |
| Guiding | Starlight SXV guider through 10" SCT @ f/3.3 |
| Telescope Control | Maxim DL (V4.5) |
| CCD Camera |
Starlight
Xpress SXV-H9 - USB 2 ExView progressive scan
1392 x 1040 (6.45 uM)
pixel array (8.98 x 6.71 active area)
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| Image Scale | 5.23 arcsec/pixel |
| Filters |
1.25"
Astronomik Type II Dichroic IR blocking filters in True Tech filter
wheel- Clear, Red, Green, Blue
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| Exposures |
100 minutes total exposure:
Luminance 40 (4x10) minutes unbinned, RGB 20 (4 x 5) minutes each
binned 2x2
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| Calibration | None |
| Processing Software | Maxim DL, Photoshop CS (8.0) |
| Location | Chiefland Astronomy Village, FL - 29.393 N , - 82.863 W |
| Date/Time | 11/05/05 / '09:48' - '11:50' UT' |
