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The close-up on M95 shows a barred spiral of type (R'2)SB(r,nr)ab with nearly circular arms and with a nice blue ring of a star forming zone.
The distance to M 95 as part of the Leo I group is approx. 35 million light years.
16" cassegrain in secondary focus at f/10 for L files
About this Image
Find more information about the Leo I group here.
North is up.
Find the wide field image of M 95, M 96 and the M 105 group here.
Technical Details
Optics
color used from f/3 image
Mount
MK-100 GEM
Camera
SBIG STL-11000M at -30C, internal filter wheel
Filters
Astronomik LRGB
Date
Mar 20, 2006
Location
Wildon/Austria
Sky Conditions
mag 5 sky, good seeing, temperature -2 C
Exposure
LRGB = 120:90:90:90 minutes (10-minute sub-exposures);
Processing
Image aquisition and calibration in Maxim 4.11, DDP in ImagesPlus; color balance, curves, color blending in Photoshop; Noise reduction with Neatimage