Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
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Leo Trio and many distant galaxies from urban back yard, Scott Denning
Leo Trio and many distant galaxies from urban back yard
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Leo Trio and many distant galaxies from urban back yard, Scott Denning
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Leo Trio and many distant galaxies from urban back yard

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Leo Trio (M65, M66, and NGC3628)

Feb 14-17, 2018

35 Million light years distant

NOTE: There are at least 11 other distant galaxies in this image!

Borg 125SD f/4 on CGE Pro guided with Orion mini scope & SX Lodestar X2

Captured in SGPro with ZWO ASI 094c

unity gain, temp = -20C, IDAS D1 filter

24x900s lights = 3.5 hr total exposure time

26 flats, master dark and master bias

Drizzle integrated

Cropped

DBE with extreme care around galaxies

MLT Denoise

Masked Stretch

TGV Denoise

HDR Multiscale ransform (6 layers, 2 iterations, preserve hue)

Curves to restore contrast

Curves for Sat boost

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Leo Trio and many distant galaxies from urban back yard, Scott Denning