NGC 3344
About image
NGC 3344 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor, with dimensions 7.1'x6.5' and magnitude 10.2.
Its distance from the Milky Way is estimated at 20 million light-years and its real size is 45,000 light-years, so it is a relatively small galaxy.
In reality it is a barred spiral, but the bar is very small and not immediately recognizable in the large bulge.
The extension of the spiral arms is notable, making almost a complete revolution around the galaxy, with evident fragmentations in the outer arms and several HII regions in the inner ones.
Countless remote galaxies are visible throughout the field.
Technical data R 20x300" bin3 -15C all gain 100
Optic GSO RC12 Truss - Aperture 304mm, focal lenght 2432mm, f/8
Mount 10Micron GM2000 HPSII
Camera ZWO ASI 2600 MM Pro with filter wheel 7 positions
Filters Astrodon Gen2 E-Serie Tru-Balance 50mm unmounted LRGB
Guiding system ZWO OAG-L with guide camera ASI 174MM
Exposure details L 59x300" bin3 -15C
G 20x300" bin3 -15C
B 16x300" bin3 -15C
Total integration 9h35'
Acquisition Voyager, PHD2
Processing Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CS5, StarXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator, BlurXTerminator
SQM-L 21.00
Location Promiod (Aosta Valley, Italy), own remote observatory
Date 14/15/16 December 2023, 12 January 2024
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