M95 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Leo
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M95 is one of the main galaxies that comprise the Leo I group, which includes M96 and M105 (as well as several other fainter galaxies). It was discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1781. Charles Messier added this to the last version of his catalog that same year. A supernova was discovered in M95 on 3/16/12. |
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| Telescopes: | C11 @f/5 Orion 10 in. f/4.7 Newtonian (w/Baader coma corrector) |
| Mount: | Losmandy G-11 Gemini |
| Cameras: | SBIG ST-9XEI w/CFW-8 (Goldman
true-balance filters) SBIB 8300M |
| Exposures: | ST-9XEI: L: 30 min.
R: 10 min. G: 10 min. B: 10 min. ST-8300M: 56 @ 3 min. (binned 2x2) |
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Images were focused, acquired, reduced, and combined using CCDSoft. The Luminance and RGB images were aligned with RegiStar and adjusted (Levels, Curves, Unsharp Mask) in Photoshop CS. Shot from my backyard observatory in southeast Minnesota. Outside temp: 31 F. A second set of Luminance shots taken on 3/14/12 (just missed the supernova!) |
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