Object | NGC 2903 |
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Description | NGC 2903 is a young galaxy with many emission nebulae and a high rate of star formation. It is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, and is located about 20-30 million light years from Earth and one of the brighter galaxies in the northern sky. |
Image | |
Scope | Explore Scientific 127ed APO refractor |
Camera | ASI-1600mm pro (monochrome) |
Mount | Losmandy G11 |
Filters | rgb filters |
Guiding | ASI-120mm through a Zenithstar 80mm refractor |
Exposure Info | This a total of about 10 hours exposure through standard rgb filters. It has about 4 hours of blue, 4 hours of green, and only a little over 2 hours of red. |
Date | November 26, 2022 |
Copyright | Photo copyright Thomas Kerns, Beluga Lake Observatory |