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NGC 2943 -- Galaxy Group

Object

Type

Galaxy Group

Constellation

Leo

Distance

390M light-years

Magnitude

12.4

Size

2.2 x 1.1 arc-min

Notes

Galaxy Group includes NGC 2946, NGC 2943, NGC 2941, NGC 2933, NGC 2928, PGC 27405

Image also includes NGC 2934

Image

Date

2011-03-02

Place

Winter Star Party

Exposure Data

Clear 30 mins @ -10C

C 6x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 2x2

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length

1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount

Paramount ME

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB

Software

TheSky6, CCDSoft, Focusmax, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 09/07/2023