M95 M96 in Leo
M95 and M96 are two spiral galaxies in Leo, separated by only 42 arc minutes. North of these two galaxies, one can find the elliptical galaxy M105, together with NGC 3384 and blueish NGC 3389. Apparent size of M95 and M96 is very similar, about 7.5′ x 5.0′. Both galaxies are shining at about mag 9.5.
This widefield covers an area of about 3.5° x 2.3° and is the first-light image with the CMOS QHY600M-PH camera with a 61M sensor. North is up in this image.
Details
Telescope:
Takahashi FSQ-106EDX III
Mount:
ASA DDM85
Camera:
QHY600M-PH
Filters:
Astrodon Gen2
Exposure:
LRGB 290:140:160:250 min.
Location:
ROSA Remote Observatories Southern Alps
Author:
© Martin Rusterholz, Astrophotographer
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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.