Observation by Luigi Morrone: NGC 2903

Uploaded by

Luigi Morrone

Observer

Luigi Morrone

Observed

2020 Apr 05 - 22:00

Uploaded

2022 May 31 - 09:05

Objects

NGC2903

Planetarium overlay

Enable overlay
Show stars
Label stars
Show deep sky objects
Label deep sky objects
Show constellation boundaries
Show constellation sticks
Show constellation labels
Show RA/Dec grid

Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 09^h32^m
Dec: +21°29'
Position angle: +101°13'

Field size

0°28' × 0°21'

Equipment

C14 Edge HD Fornax52 mount ASI 1600MMPEO, Hyperstar f/1.9

Location

Agerola - Amalfitan Coast -Italy

Target name

Galaxy

Title

NGC 2903

About this image

NGC2903 HaLRGB Reprocessed

NGC 2903 is a spiral galaxy about 20 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The galaxy shows an exceptional rate of star formation activity near its center, also bright in radio, infrared, ultraviolet, and x-ray bands. Just a little smaller than our own Milky Way, NGC 2903 is about 80,000 light-years across.

Setup:

C14 Edge HD Hyperstar f/1.9 Fornax52 mount Asi1600 MMPRO @-15°C Optolong filter LRGB 2", Baader Ha High Speed f/2, UFC Baader

L:200x60sec bin1x, gain 0 @-15°C

RGB:30x60sec each, bin1x, gain 0 @-15°C

Ha:60x100sec, bin1x , unity gain @-15°C

50 dark frames

50 flat frames each filter

Image scale:1.15"/pixel

Agerola -Amalfitan Coast-Italy

Files associated with this observation

NGC2903_Lmorr5.jpg (539.6 kB)

Like this image

Gerard Cauchi, Mike Harlow, Mike Greenhill-Hooper, Martina McGovern

Copyright of all images and other observations submitted to the BAA remains with the owner of the work. Reproduction of work by third parties is expressly forbidden without the consent of the copyright holder. By submitting images to this online gallery, you grant the BAA permission to reproduce them in any of our publications.

Registered charity no. 210769
Registered company no. 117572

For more information including contact details, click here.

Our Terms of Use are here.

Our Privacy Policy is here.