Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628

Image of the day 03/31/2014

    Leo Triplet, Theodore Arampatzoglou
    Leo Triplet
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    Leo Triplet

    Image of the day 03/31/2014

      Leo Triplet, Theodore Arampatzoglou
      Leo Triplet
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      Leo Triplet

      Equipment

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      Acquisition details

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      Description

      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, the M66, and the NGC 3628

      Instruments and exposure data

      W.O FLT110 with dedicated TMB field flattener

      FeatherTouch 3'' focuser

      Starizona MicroTouch autofocuser

      W.O ZS80 ED

      SBIG ST10XME CFW9

      Meade DSI

      Filters: LRGB Baader Planetarium, IDAS LPS

      Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro

      Lum(LPS):30*10min(bin1x1)_51*10min(bin1x1)

      Red:36*5(18bin1x1_18bin2x2)

      Green:36*5(18bin1x1_18bin2x2)

      Blue:44*5(24bin1x1_20bin2x2)

      Total exposure time:23h10min

      The data taken during 5 nights from 25/3/2011 until 24/4/2011

      Some blue and luminance data was forgotten so i try a complete rework

      I try also a selective LR deconvolution with CCDStack 2 and Registax wavelet.

      ''Variable Background Flatten'' with the free ''Fitswork'' Software is highly recommended

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