Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)
Leo II - Dwarf Galaxy, Falk Schiel
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Leo II - Dwarf Galaxy

Leo II - Dwarf Galaxy, Falk Schiel
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Leo II - Dwarf Galaxy

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Very little literature is to be found about Leo II.

It is a so called spheroidal galaxy in a distance of about 690,000 light-years. Leaving us at a speed of about 80 km/s.

I found it quite challenging to capture this tiny little fellow.

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Description: Reprocessed from scratch.
Processing this object almost drove me crazy. :)

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Leo II - Dwarf Galaxy, Falk Schiel