The Leo Quartet consists of a collection of 4 galaxies located in the constellation of Leo. The galaxies are NGC3185, NGC3187, NGC3190 and NGC3193. Note that NGC3185 is out of frame in this image, but the remaining items are:
Top Left: NGC 3193 (Galaxy) – 99.5 million light years away
Top Right: HIP 50444 (bright star) – 744 light years away
Low Left: NGC 3190 (Galaxy) – 79 million light years away
Low Right: NGC 3187 (Galaxy) – 150 million light years away
There are of course, many other stars and a few more galaxies in this shot. The most obvious additional galaxy is about 1/5 up on the left edge.
NGC 3190 Group
Details:
- Comprised of 30 x 5 minute exposures for each filter: Red, Green, Blue
- Captured the nights of 5th and 6th March, 2021
- Captured remotely at Rusty’s RV Ranch, Rodeo, NM
- Processed in PixInsight
Equipment:
| Telescope: | Planewave 12.5″ CDK |
| Focuser/Rotator: | Moonlite NiteCrawler 3.0″ |
| Guiding: | ZWO OAG + ZWO ASI 174MM Mini |
| Camera: | ZWO ASI 1600mm Pro (Kit + EFW + Filters) |
| Mount: | AstroPhysics 1100GTO-AE |
| Observatory: | My Astro Shed ( build blog post ) |
