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M96/M95 Galaxy pair in Leo 08-Feb-2021

M96 (l) Distance: 31.0 ± 3.0 Mly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_96
M95 (r) Distance: 32.6 ± 1.4 Mly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_95

Equipment configuration and exposure data:

Mount: Orion HDX110 German equatorial mount controlled by TSXPro (Software Bisque)
Telescope: Celestron RASA 11 V2. 11" f/2.2 Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph, 620mm FL
Imaging camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro. Gain 100; Offset 21
Filter: Optolong L- Pro. Image capture scale: AS/P=1.238"
Image capture software: Software Bisque TSXPro Camera Addon
Exposures: 9 @ 480s, beginning 02/08/2021 11:47:31.010 PM MST. Calibration: 0 bias frames, 13 darks, 0 flats, Autoguided
Centered on: UCAC4 509:50983. Center RA (2000.0): 05h 46m 50.46s. Center Dec (2000.0): +00° 03' 41.9".
Guidecamera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini. Autoguide software: PHD2 Guiding 2.6.9dev3
Post processing software: ImagesPlus6.5; LuminarAI from SkyLum; ThumbsPlus Pro 10
Cropped to frame and resized to 50%.

Image source: 20210208_M96-M95_CombExcAvg-IPddp-LumAI-TPadj3.tif


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