Observation by Dean Ashton OBE: NGC2903 in Leo

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Dean Ashton OBE

Observer

Dean Ashton OBE

Observed

2025 Mar 03 - 20:00

Uploaded

2025 Mar 06 - 13:52

Objects

NGC2903
NGC2905
UGC 5086

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 09^h32^m
Dec: +21°29'
Position angle: +1°05'

Field size

0°35' × 0°24'

Equipment

Celestron 9.25 EdgeHD @ fl2,350mm
QHY268C Camera
Optolong L-Pro Filter

Exposure

60x600s @ /f10

Location

St Austell, Cornwall

Target name

NGC2903

Title

NGC2903 in Leo

About this image

A total of 10-hours of exposure used from image captures on 27/02/25, 03/03/25 & 04/03/25.

The barred spiral galaxy NGC2903 and its small irregular companion galaxy UGC5086 in the constellation Leo.

Image acquisition with Sequence Generator Pro; image calibration and processing with PixInsight.

Files associated with this observation

NGC2903_60x600s_LRGB.jpg (1.8 MB)

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