Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  IC 2708  ·  IC 2745  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
Leo Triplet (M65, M66, NGC 3628) - LRGB, dswtan
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Leo Triplet (M65, M66, NGC 3628) - LRGB

Leo Triplet (M65, M66, NGC 3628) - LRGB, dswtan
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Leo Triplet (M65, M66, NGC 3628) - LRGB

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Trying a few galaxy clusters with my 3" refractor.

For the Leo Triplet, I was intrigued to learn about the star trail coming off NGC 3628. I just managed to capture the brightest part of it with this modest integration. In full extent, way below the frame, it’s so long! (Not the integration!)

It was also cool to capture an asteroid, just visible as a short trail, underneath to the right of M65 -- identified thanks to the asteroid ephemerides in PixInsight as 2510-Shandong. Cool 3D animation at the link below!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Triplet
https://3d-asteroids.space/asteroids/2510-Shandong

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