Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
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 The Leo Triplet - spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628, Simon
 The Leo Triplet - spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628
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The Leo Triplet - spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628

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 The Leo Triplet - spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628, Simon
 The Leo Triplet - spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628
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The Leo Triplet - spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628

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I used my Atik 460EX mono CCD camera and took the following subs through my Skywatcher 80ED triplet:

Luminance - 30 subs at 5 minutes in length each.

Red - 15 subs at 5 minutes in length each.

Green - 12 subs at 5 minutes in length each.

Blue - 12 subs at 5 minutes in length each.

Total integration time: 5 hours and 45 minutes.

This is the first time I have used the camera and I am very pleased with the result considering my skies. I am very pleased with how smooth the background is, and I processed it all through PixInsight.

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 The Leo Triplet - spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628, Simon