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| Date & Time: | Jan 1 2000, 27:05 JST(+0900), 15min. Exp. |
| Optical: | MD Rokkor f=50mm F1.4, Aperture: F3.5, with Cokin Diffuser-1 filter |
| Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial | |
| Camera: | MINOLTA XD |
| Film: | Ektachrome E200 (+1EV pushed) |
| Location: | Kita-ibaraki city, Ibaraki pref. |
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A minor constellation of Leo Minor is found out just north of Leo, synonymous with the constellations in spring skies.
Only three stars with fourth magnitude form the Leo Minor, perhaps you cannot imagine the figure of small lion in this vacant celestial field. The constellation was established by Hevelius in 17th century, and has no major myths. It's considered that he invented the Leo Minor associated with the Leo, but actually these two constellations don't have any relations. |
Guide for Deep Sky Objects| NGC2859 | .....A bared galaxy with ring-shaped structure in western edge |
| NGC3254 | .....Small spiral galaxy in southern part, 80 millions ly away |
| NGC3344 | .....A compact face-on galaxy in southern region near a boundary on Leo |
| NGC3395, NGC3396 | .....Small colliding galaxy pair and surrounding minor galaxies in eastern LMi |
| NGC3432 | .....Small edge-on galaxy about 5deg east of beta LMi |
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