by Craig & Tammy Temple
Messier 95, is a magnitude 11.00 barred spiral galaxy about 38 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It is one of three galaxies that form the Leo Galaxy Group. This image is just over 5 hours of exposure time taken over 3 nights, February 14, 15 and 16, 2009. The temperatures were 36° F, 36° F and 33° F, respectively. Also visible below and to the right, is very faint (magnitude 16.23) galaxy PGC031984.
- Celestron C8 SCT at f/6.3
- Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD
- Guided with Orion 80ED using PHD
- Canon 350D (self-modified) w/2" Baader UV/IR cutoff filter
- 21 x 180s & 69 x 210s @ ISO 1600