Messier 95
November 18, 2020
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Messier 95 (M95) is a beautiful ringed, barred spiral galaxy 33 million light years away in the Leo Constellation. The central area is surrounded by a ring structure that constitutes a star-forming region. It has a mass of around 40 billion suns and is part of the M96 group of galaxies that includes Messiers 96 and 105.
I shot this image in November 2020 at the Marathon Motel in Marathon, Texas on my first-ever dark-sky trip. While I only got an hour-and-a-half of exposure time, I was astonished at how clearly it came through compared to attempts on similar targets from my back yard in light-polluted Dallas.
Celestron 1100 EdgeHD - ASI6200MM
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Total integration: 1h 30m
Integration per filter:
- Baader UV/IR Cut: 1h 30m (30 × 180")
RA center: 10h43m58s.253
DEC center: +11°42′06″.48
Coordinates: 10h 43m 58.253s · +11° 42′ 06.48″
Image Capture
Location:
Marathon, Texas
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