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Craig & Tammy
Registered: October 2008 Location: Hendersonville, TN Posts: 689

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NGC2903 is a young, barred spiral galaxy in Leo. At magnitude 8.9, it is remarkable that Messier didn't catalog this galaxy. This image is just over 3.5 hours total exposure time, taken over 2 nights, February 16 and 19, 2009. The temperatures were 35° F & 29° F, respectively.
Celestron C8 SCT at f/6.3
Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD
Guided with Orion 80ED using PHD
Canon 350D (self-modded) w/2" Baader UV/IR cutoff filter
63 x 210s @ ISO 1600
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