Jim Burnell's CCD Images - NGC3158 Region Clicking on an image will display a high-resolution view.

 

Object: NGC3158 Region	Galaxies	Const.: Leo Minor
Camera: SXV-H9	Scope: Tele Vue NP101	Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): IR block	Exposure: 4x8m	TeleVue 0.8x Focal Reducer
This image of NGC3158 and its neighbors in the constellation Leo Minor, was acquired using an SXV-H9 CCD camera mounted on a Tele Vue NP101, a 101mm f/5.4 apochromatic refractor. This image is a stack of 4 eight-minute exposures that were calibrated, defect-corrected and stacked using AIP4Win Version 2. This image has been resampled down from its original size of 1392x1040. The chart below identifies the brighter galaxies in the field.