Date Captured: 2011-01-31 Location: Rodeo, NM
Imaging:SW Mak-Newt190 - QHY9, RGB Guiding: Quik guider,
Mount: SW EQ6ProCapture Software Used: MaximDL
Capture settings (duration, # frames, etc):
Lights 3*600s for each R,G,B filter bin 1x1

Leo I is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Leo. At about 820,000 light-years distant, it is a member of the Local Group of galaxies and is thought to be one of the most distant satellites of the Milky Way galaxy. It is difficult to find because it is so close to bright star regulus. It was discovered in 1950 by Wilson on photographic plates of the National Geographic Society - Palomar Observatory Sky Survey, which were taken with the 48-inch Schmidt camera at Palomar Observatory.