Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
Leo Triplet, "first light" with EQ mount, Craig Emery
Leo Triplet, "first light" with EQ mount
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Leo Triplet, "first light" with EQ mount

Leo Triplet, "first light" with EQ mount, Craig Emery
Leo Triplet, "first light" with EQ mount
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Leo Triplet, "first light" with EQ mount

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Second of four shots from my first weekend of AP using an EQ mount for photography. Limited number of subs because I was playing around with alignment and exposure and switching targets before/after moonrise. Nevertheless, I think this Leo shot benefitted from both the longer exposure and less light pollution in Big Bear compared to my previous attempt at this target using the Alt/Az mount from the Oceanside light pollution. Tried to reduce chromatic aberration in processing, not sure if that helps or huts the overall image, maybe lost a bit too much of the star field color in the process but I find the overall result less distracting.

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Leo Triplet, "first light" with EQ mount, Craig Emery