Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
Object name: NGC3190 Hickson 44, NGC 3187, NGC 3185, NGC 3193
Apparent RA: 10 18 05.6
Apparent Dec:+21 49 58
Constellation: Leo
The Hickson 44 galaxy group frames quite nicely in my field of view. Unfortunately the evening was plagued by passing clouds so only about 1 hour of exposure time. I'm quite surprised - these little galaxies have quite a lot of surface brightness.
In the middle is NGC 3190 with the dust lane and the funky looking NGC 3187 to the right. Above these is the ellipical NGC 3193 and the nicely detailed NGC 3185 at the bottom. Numerous smaller and more distant galaxies are just visible in the background.
Collectively the whole bunch is known as Arp 316
Really need a lot more exposure for this, but perhaps next year.
Amusingly I note that I imaged this region once before with a modified webcam 10 years go. See here for that picture of these galaxies in Leo
View full sized image of NGC3190 Hickson 44, NGC 3187, NGC 3185, NGC 3193
cCaptured in Maxim and processed in Photoshop
This image was autoguided using my homemade off axis guider with Lodestar.
Imaged with my homemade telescope mount
Exposure Details :
Coma Corrector Baader L 12x240s on 200 @ F5 f.l. 1000 with Artemis 285 camera
Equipment:
Skywatcher 200 Newt (upgraded with OO Hilux secondary)
Baader Focuser
Homemade focus motor
Homemade filterwheel / OAG combo with Lodestar guide camera
Artemis 285 CCD camera
Homemade Telescope mount
Curdridge Observatory, Southampton,UK
