NGC 2903 Close to Leo Constellation

[nandopg]

NGC2903 is a Field Barred Spiral Galaxy, more than 20.5 million light-years away.
At magnitude 8.9, NGC 2903 is seen from an oblique angle, with apparent dimensions of 12.6 x 6.6 arcminutes. As with most face-on spiral galaxies, it is easy to see the dust lanes and emission nebulae (pink regions). NGC 2905 is a bright knot (star cloud) in NGC 2903.

Scope: Skywatcher Quattro 10" f/4

Camera: StatLightXpress Trius SX-694  Mono

IMAGE:
Luminance: 64 x 360 sec
RGB: 10 x 600 sec per channel

Thanks for looking,

Fernando

[Starwatcher21]

Nice,  mind blowing to think how far it is from us.

[nandopg]

On 23/09/2018 at 15:56, Starwatcher21 said:

Nice,  mind blowing to think how far it is from us.

Thank you !!  Yes, is nice to get photons from such a huge distance. Is very good to scale true magnitude of human being, which is the nothingness !

Fernando

[Petergoodhew]

Really really nice catch. A very pretty galaxy.  Well done!

[tooth_dr]

Stunning image Fernando, thanks for sharing, and for providing some info on the object too.

[nandopg]

22 hours ago, Petergoodhew said:

Really really nice catch. A very pretty galaxy.  Well done!

Thank you so much for the kindness,  very appreciated!

Fernando

[nandopg]

22 hours ago, Petergoodhew said:

Really really nice catch. A very pretty galaxy.  Well done!

Thank you so much for the kindness,  very appreciated!

Fernando

[nandopg]

22 hours ago, tooth_dr said:

Stunning image Fernando, thanks for sharing, and for providing some info on the object too.

I Thank you for  the kind words and evaluation.

 

Fernando