Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
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Leo Triplet, Konstantinos Tsekas
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Description

*** Leo Triplet ***

Luminance only, this is a work in progress.

The Leo Triplet (also known as the M66 Group) is a small group of galaxies about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628.

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Location: Stinger of Scorpius Observatory, Filiates, Thesprotia - Greece.

Telescope: William optics star 71 f/4.9

Mount: Avalon linear fast reverse

Camera: CCD Atik One 6.0

Filter: Luminance

Guide:ZWO ASI290MM Mini (mono) + Skywatcher ed80

Process:CCD stack - Pixinsight - Photoshop CS6

Exposure:Luminance 132 exposures x 300sec

Dates: 17/03/2020 - 21/03/2020

Total: 11 hours total

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Leo Triplet, Konstantinos Tsekas