NGC 2903 on Feb 21
NGC 2903 is one of the brightest galaxies in the constellation Leo. Messier managed to miss this one. According to some reports, he was tracking a couple comets nearby. It has a bright central core and several brighter patches. Image below taken with Nexstar11, Meade F3.3 focal reducer, and Stellacam2 video camera. Stack of 100, 8.5 second exposures, dark subtracted. Clear skies, wind gusts to 10 mph, temperature of 25 °F, turbulence 6/10, location Louisville, CO.
