Hickson 44 (HCG 44) in Leo
Hickson Compact Group 44 (HCG 44) is a group of galaxies in the constellation Leo. It is situated around 80 million light years from Earth. The four members of HCG 44 are NGC 3193 (upper left), NGC 3190 (middle left), NGC 3187 (middle right) and NGC 3185 (lower right). They are all part of a Galaxy group known as LGG 194.
[description from wikipedia]
Details
Telescope:
RCOS 14.5″ f/8
Mount:
ASA DDM 85
Camera:
Andor U16M
Filters:
Astrodon Gen2
Exposure:
LRGB 460:580:480:420 min.
Location:
ROSA Remote Observatories Southern Alps
Author:
© Martin Rusterholz, Astrophotographer
Hello, my name is Martin Rusterholz. I’m a Swiss amateur astrophotographer living near Zurich, the biggest town in Switzerland. My interest in astronomy started when I was 16. At that time, I built my first Newtonian telescope and mount. I studied physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) which was the only study including at least some aspects of astronomy and astrophysics.
“Looking at the nights sky is an experience touching everybody deeply inside, something common to all human beings independent to the language spoken by the individuals”.
Deep-sky astrophotography is my passion.