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NGC 2903

NGC 2903

Click image for 1200x950 Resolution

Spiral Galaxy  in Leo

 

Technical Details

Optics 12.5" RCOS operating at f/6.6  (2063mm)
Mount Paramount ME
Camera SBIG ST-10XME, CFW8-A
Filters Tru Balance LRGB.
Date March  6, 2006 & 2 two more nights
Exposure LRGB = 205:60:60:60 minutes  -   5 minute integrations
Processing MaximDl, Photoshop CS
Guiding ST-402 - Sky90
Binning Lum - 1x1,   RGB - 2x2
Location My back yard observatory in East Hartland, Ct.
Notes NGC 2903 is about 25 million light-years distant. 

This image proved to be one of my most difficult to process.