Mythology and history

Characteristics

           Leo, one is a precious visible constellation during the months of December until May in the North hemisphere and during the austral autumn in the south. One is a constellation very easy to identify since at first sight it is identified with a lion. One is a zodiacal constellation reason why the Sun crosses this constellation from mid August until half-full of September. It emphasizes in her the Regulus star representing the heart of the fierce one. On the other hand, the constellation of I Leo it does not cross the celestial equator and it is to 50º to the north of the equator of the Milky Route, therefore, we can observe in I Leo great amount of galaxies and no stellar or globular accumulation since the stellar density diminishes as we came near towards the west and therefore towards the galactic North Pole.

  Leo limits the north with the constellations of the Great Bear (Ursa Major) and Leo Minor, to the east with the zodiacal constellation of Cancer, to the south with Hydra, Sextans and Crater and to the west with Comma Berenice and Virgo.

             Leo I located the 2 of January of 1982 at the age of 14 years from the locality of Inca, Majorca, Spain to it.

Observations by telescope

       NOTE: One is Regulus, is an exaggerated difference of magnitude between the components, are in addition very separated, nothing less than 3'; it is identified if one is become fond of to Astronomy, is unfolded with 50x.

        NOTE: One is in a poor zone; very easy to locate due to the magnitude of the main one, it is one precious double, tightened, is unfolded with 100x, main the orange and secondary the bluish one, the magnitude difference is appreciable.

        NOTE: One is in a poor zone; there is a smallest difference of magnitude, are together, easy to locate is unfolded with 50x; the main one is white and secondary the bluish one.

        NOTE: one is in a poor zone; there is a remarkable difference of magnitude, are tight although with 50x it is unfolded, to observe the main secondary white and the orange.

        NOTE: One is in a zone not very rich; a great difference of magnitude between the components exists that are relatively together; the main one I see it orange, however, the secondary white, is unfolded with 50x.

        NOTE: One is in a poor zone; both components have the same magnitude, are separated, superior to 1'; the main one is blue and the secondary white; it is unfolded without difficulty with 50x.

        NOTE: M65: One is in a poor zone; one is a galaxy weak, easy to locate, dark, irregular and diffuse, it is located with 50x; it is of the Sb type, it has a small nucleus and diffuse, Km/s has 666 a radial speed of.

        M66: He is much more shining that M65, is located when being to 30' to the west of M65 easily; two tonalities corresponding to the nucleus are distinguished and to the arms already qe is of the Sb type, and it is almost of song, therefore, his form is something irregular, almost distinguishing his spiral form; it has a small nucleus, and it has 583 a radial speed of Km/s.

                NOTE: NGC:3384: One is in a poor zone; it is a galaxy easy to identify, although magnitude is of 10,2, located to only 5' of M105; two luminous zones of different brightness are distinguished corresponding to the nucleus that 30"measure about, and to periféria with form rhomboid; it is of type and₇; elliptical, therefore, it has a very dense nucleus, the radial speed is of 642 Km/s.   

                M105: Galaxy deals with elliptical, but totally spherical, which entails that it is of type and₁, are distinguished, in addition, two tonalities corresponding to the nucleus and the less extensive and more diffuse periphery to average than we moved away of the nucleus; Km/s has a radial speed of 756.

                S 1472: One is to only 5' of M105; both components have the same magnitude, logo not to identify the colors of the components; it is unfolded without difficulty with the eyeglass of 50x.

                S 1477: One is to 10' to the NGC3384 west; like in previous case, both components have the same magnitude, it is unfolded without difficulty with the eyeglass of 50x; one is the one double weakest one of brightness than the previous one.

            As a whole to observe two galaxies and two doubles in the same field corresponding to eyeglass d 50x is everything a spectacle, something that is worth the trouble to return to dream in this magical image.

       NOTE: One is in a very poor star field; one is a very shining galaxy and quite great to be it, it is of the Sb type, it is also observed front for that reason we see it spherical, and two zones of different brightness corresponding to the nucleus from 2' and the periphery of the spiral arms.

      NOTE: NGC 3377: One is in a partially poor zone; one is a galaxy easy to identify although their brightness is bastane low, is of type and₅; its elipticidad is observed easily, two types of luminosity are distinguished corresponding to the nucleus and the periphery.

        NGC 3367: One is to 15' to the east of NGC 3377; it is enough weaker than the previous one but although he is greater, is observed a diameter of 1' solely; which makes difficult enough its identification.

        NOTE: One is in a poor zone; it is a galaxy easy to identify due to the magnitude and in addition to the dimensions; it is a galaxy of the spiral type, Sb; that it is observed almost of song, distinguishes in addition two types to luminosities corresponding to the nucleus and the spiral arms.

        NOTE: One is in a somewhat poor zone; there is a remarkable difference of magnitude between the components, are something separated coverall component C; it is unfolded with 50x, as much the A as the B I see them of orange color, however, I do not identify the color of C due to its weakness of brightness.

        NOTE: One is in a poor zone; one is a triple with remarkable difference of brightness between the components that are very separated, is unfolded with the eyeglass of 50x; component C is not visible with R-90mm. due to its magnitude based in 14.3.

        NOTE: One is in a zone, very very poor; component AB is very tight unfolding itself with the eyeglass of 200x, both are of blue color, however, component C is very separated slightly superior to 1', and it is unfolded with the eyeglass of 50x, profit not to identify his color.

        NOTE: One is in a somewhat poor zone, 3; there is a remarkable difference of brightness between the components, both components I see them of yellow color, is unfolded without difficulty with the eyeglass of 50x.

        NOTE: One is in a rich zone; there is a remarkable difference of brightness between the components, the secondary one it turns out dificil to identify it, it is unfolded with facility with the eyeglass of 50x.

        NOTE: One is in a poor zone; there is a remarkable difference of brightness between the components, are very separadasa unfolding itself with the eyeglass of 50x, the main one I see yellow it, however, profit not to identify the color of the secondary one.

        NOTE: One is in a somewhat poor zone; there is a remarkable difference of brightness between the components, are something separated, is unfolded without difficulty with the eyeglass of 50x, the main one I see white it, however, due to the magnitude of secondary the profit not to identify it.

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