Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2903
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NGC 2903, the overlooked galaxy, Steven Bellavia
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NGC 2903, the overlooked galaxy

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NGC 2903, the overlooked galaxy, Steven Bellavia
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NGC 2903, the overlooked galaxy

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NGC 2903 is one of my favorite galaxies to observe and photograph.  I consider it the "first galaxy of galaxy season", to the West of the nose of Leo the Lion.

Yet  it has no Messier designation, and even Sir Patrick Moore did not include it on his Caldwell list.

NGC 2903 is a barred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel who cataloged it on November 16, 1784. NGC 2905 is a bright star cloud within this galaxy. NGC 2903 has a very high speed of creating new stars in the central region.

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NGC 2903, the overlooked galaxy, Steven Bellavia

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