Observing/Photographing Dwarf Galaxy Leo 1

Hi all, I've known about this galaxy for some time - it's printed on my SkyAtlas 2000, but has anybody ever tried to observe/photograph it?

www.universetoday.com/am/publish/leo1_040906.html

The glare from Regulus (the brightest star in Leo) would be strong....and it's not that hard to find!

Keith..

That'd be a tough cookie alright. Why not give it a lash?

Cheers

Dave

I'd never get it just yet, I'm waiting on my C80ED-RGT

Why don't you have a go Dave??

Keith..

:roll:

Spose so... Looks like it might clear up here - I was hoping to get out and do some PEC - if I get a chance, I slew over to Regulus and see what gives...

Cheers and thanks for the work
Dave

That would be a nice achievement alright. But, I find it hard to get my head over how this photo was taken:
This remarkable photograph was produced by astronomer, Bernhard Hubl, at his imaging site in Schlierbach, Austria over a period of three nights during mid-March, 2006. This picture required over eight hours of exposure and was produced through a four inch aperture refractor with a 2 mega-pixel astronomical camera.

1- You would think that a 2 megapixel camera could not really achieve that kind of clarity

2. It doesn't say how long each exposure was, but I am guessing that it took 3 nights (3 attempts) to do it, but the best of the 3 was used perhaps?

3. A 4 inch refractor? Wow! Amazing detail caught there! It must be tracking on an AP mount! And the 2MP camera must not be too bad after all!

Seanie.

I don't know if it's even possible to see Leo1 visually, but I've never been able to pick it out even with my 20" f/4 (no filters.) I suspect that the glare from Regulus is scuppering any chance I might have! It's fun trying though!

Phil.