🌌 Object Information

• Name/Designation: Leo Quartet (Hickson Compact Group 44 / NGC 3190, NGC 3185, NGC 3187, NGC 3193)

• Object Type: Compact Galaxy Group

• Constellation: Leo

• Distance from Earth: ~65–110 million light-years

• Apparent Magnitude: Brightest: ~10.9 (NGC 3190)

• Angular Size: ~20 arcminutes

📅 Imaging Info

• Date: April 4-14, 2024

• Location: Athens, Greece

• Frames: 846 × 60″ exposures (14h 6m)

• Camera Settings: Gain 101 | Temperature: 0 °C

• Bortle Scale: 8/9 (city sky)

🔭 Equipment & Guiding

• Imaging Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS

• Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro

• Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5 Pro

• Filter: Baader UV/IR Cut Luminance 2″

• Accessory: Baader 2″ MPCC Mark III Newton Coma Corrector

• Guide Scope: Artesky 32mm Mini Guide Scope

• Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM Mini

🛠️ Software

• Astro Photography Tool (APT)

• PHD2 Guiding

• PixInsight

• BlurXTerminator

• NoiseXTerminator

• StarXTerminator