Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627
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M65 & M66 in Leo, Christoph Flixeder
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M65 & M66 in Leo

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M65 & M66 in Leo, Christoph Flixeder
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M65 & M66 in Leo

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Finally my last image of my astrotrip to La Palma in March 2023 - so exactly a year ago -  is finished! 
I'm happy to show you a relatively short integration of M65 & M66, two galaxies in the constellation of Leo which are part of the Leo Triplet and are located in a distance of about 35 million light years from earth.

It was really hard to get rid of the extensive gradient which appeared while processing the image, due to high clouds that passed through while exposing.
Thanks to the new GradientCorrection tool in PixInsight it was possible to eliminate the gradient and the background came out quite satisfying I would say.

At this point I also want to say a big thank you to my dear friend @Robert Situm for joining me on this amazing astrotrip to La Palma, we had a really good time, good talks, and for sure a really good time under the amazing night sky of La Palma! 

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M65 & M66 in Leo, Christoph Flixeder