NGC3190 - galaxy in the Hickson 44 Group

It's a little early for "galaxy season" but this target was well placed last
evening:

For larger versions, see here: http://www.pbase.com/wjshaheen/image/132775848/large

Hickson 44 is an exquisite group of galaxies. The original image was cropped
down to this view, which is 11.1 arc-mins across (approx. 1/3rd the width of a
full moon).

This really needs about 3 hours of exposure, and much more aperture. :O)

Bill

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