Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 66  ·  NGC 3627
M66 - Spiral Galaxy, Derryk
M66 - Spiral Galaxy
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M66 - Spiral Galaxy

M66 - Spiral Galaxy, Derryk
M66 - Spiral Galaxy
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M66 - Spiral Galaxy

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M66 (NGC3627) is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Leo at a distance of about 31 million light-years away. It is part of the famous Leo Triplet with other galaxies M65 & NGC3628. This was going to be a mosaic including these other galaxies but the weather didn’t cooperate & missed my opportunity. I plan to revisit this mosaic next season!



Taken from December 2018-January 2019 from Campbell, CA, USA. Sky: 18.80 mag/arcsec^2



Total integration: 1,260 mins (21 hrs)



Details, Equipment, & Software:

Telescope: Astro-Tech AT10RCT (FL2000mm f/8)

Camera: SBIG STF-8300m (-10°C)

Filter: Astrodon 36mm LRGB & Hα

Guide: OAG-8300 with QHY5III174

Focuser: Moonlite CSL w/ high res stepper motor

Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100GTO

Capture: Sequence Generator Pro

Frames:

Astrodon L: 60x300s

Astrodon R: 64x300s

Astrodon G: 64x300s

Astrodon B: 64x300s

Stacking/Final Processing: Pixinsight

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M66 - Spiral Galaxy, Derryk

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