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Photographer:
Chris-Schur
Location of Photo:
Payson, AZ
Date/Time of photo:
5/19/25
Equipment:
10" f/3.8 Newtonian
Description:
The dwarf spheroidal galaxy Leo II in Leo is very seldom imaged by amateurs. However, as you can see it is clearly resolvable into a glowing sparkle of both golden and sapphire blue super giant stars. A background of unresolved blue stars is in its core. This very much resembles a globular cluster such as Omega Centauri, which is a small galaxy core stripped of its outer stars. Stars to 20th magnitude are seen here, the brightest members are around magnitude 17 or so. Technical Data: Subject: Leo II in Leo Date: 5/13/25 Scope: 10" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph Camera: Atik 16200 CCD - 50% crop Integration: 4 Hours total integration Location: Payson, Az By: C. Schur
