NGC2292 and 2295 Galaxy Cluster in Canis Major Jan 07 and Dec 08

The image was taken at f/4.5 x 13.1in at prime focus.
composite image at 41 mins exp

Ngc2292 is about 96 mly distant at 10.8 magnitude
Ngc2295 is about 83 mly distant at 12.7 magnitude
The double object is ngc2292 which is a pair of interacting galaxies

below is a composite image at 26 mins exp taken in Dec 08 using the Opticstar ds-145m camera