Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 96  ·  NGC 3368
Messier 96, Mark Spruce
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Messier 96

Messier 96, Mark Spruce
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Messier 96

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Messier 96

Found in the constellation of Leo. It is approximately 31 million light years away and is an intermediate spiral galaxy. It was discovered in 1781 by Pierre Méchain.

The outer halo was tough to get and I had to cheat a little to pull it out with masks.

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Messier 96, Mark Spruce

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