About image
NGC 3344 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor, with dimensions 7.1'x6.5' and magnitude 10.2.
Its distance from the Milky Way is estimated at 20 million light-years and its real size is 45,000 light-years, so it is a relatively small galaxy.
In reality it is a barred spiral, but the bar is very small and not immediately recognizable in the large bulge.
The extension of the spiral arms is notable, making almost a complete revolution around the galaxy, with evident fragmentations in the outer arms and several HII regions in the inner ones.
Countless remote galaxies are visible throughout the field.
Technical data
Optic GSO RC12 Truss - Aperture
304mm, focal lenght 2432mm, f/8
Mount 10Micron GM2000 HPSII
Camera ZWO ASI 2600 MM Pro with filter wheel 7 positions
Filters Astrodon Gen2
E-Serie Tru-Balance 50mm unmounted LRGB
Guiding system ZWO OAG-L with guide camera ASI 174MM
Exposure details L 59x300" bin3 -15C
R 20x300" bin3 -15C
G 20x300" bin3 -15C
B 16x300" bin3 -15C
all gain 100
Total integration 9h35'
Acquisition Voyager, PHD2
Processing Pixinsight 1.8,
Photoshop CS5, StarXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator, BlurXTerminator
SQM-L 21.00
Location Promiod (Aosta
Valley, Italy), own remote observatory
Date 14/15/16 December 2023, 12 January 2024