Observation by Iain Cartwright: NGC 2903

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Callum Potter

Observer

Iain Cartwright

Observed

2016 Feb 23 - 19:50

Uploaded

2016 Feb 28 - 22:45

Objects

NGC2903

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 09^h31^m
Dec: +21°28'
Position angle: -71°32'

Field size

1°17' × 0°41'

Equipment

Canon EOS60Da

Exposure

73 x 60s

Location

Ayrshire, Scotland

Target name

NGC 2903

Title

NGC 2903

About this image

Looking down the barrel at a Full Moon I imaged Galaxy NGC2903 in Leo on 2016 Feb 23rd at 19:50 UTC.

It is a stack of 73 images each with exposure 30s at ISO800.

Equipment: Canon EOS60Da with coma corrector, Sky-watcher 200PDS, HEQ5 Pro unguided.

Conditions: Bright moon with bothersome cloud. Clear spells however with moderate seeing.

Processing: Pixinsight 1.8 and Lightroom 5.7.

Files associated with this observation

Galaxy_NGC2903.jpg (226.1 kB)

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