Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  IC 2684  ·  IC 2694  ·  IC 2708  ·  IC 2745  ·  IC 2762  ·  IC 2782  ·  IC 2787  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
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M65, M66, NGC3628 - Leo Triplet, Vincent Savioz
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M65, M66, NGC3628 - Leo Triplet

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M65, M66, NGC3628 - Leo Triplet

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First image in a while!

The reason why it took so long was because I built my own observatory in my backyard. It’s a ScopeDome 3M with everything automated. I started this project about one year ago with the concrete foundations. With the help of friends and neighbors, we assembled the entire observatory in two days. Then, things started to get complicated. The shutter motor wasn’t working because two of the four wires were disconnected. Then, I had humidity and electricity problems, followed by an internet problem that causes the Eagle2 to shut down during sessions…

But now, everything is working petty well (as you can see…)!

This target is one of my favorites during spring. It reminds me my beginning in astrophotography. It was then obvious that Leo Triplet was the first target I was going to capture. Hopefully, the weather cooperated (I could shoot 25 hours in one week). I am very, very happy with the result. The tidal tail of NGC3628 shows up without even stretching the levels too much.

I hope you’ll appreciate this image as much as me!

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M65, M66, NGC3628 - Leo Triplet, Vincent Savioz

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