Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  HD98388  ·  IC 2708  ·  IC 2745  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
Leo Triplet, Pavle Culum
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Leo Triplet

Leo Triplet, Pavle Culum
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Leo Triplet

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I'm not in the best location for this target, as it barely clears my backyard tree as it's dipping fairly low over the light dome of the neighbouring town. This unfortunately means both short imaging sessions each night plus a nasty light gradient that is a bit complex to remove. None the less, i was lucky to get a few consecutive clear nights and used the trusty 80 ED to capture roughly 11 hours on this target.

Processing this was fairly routine until i finally started bringing in the colour. I was blown away at the beautiful shades of dusty yellow and orange mixing with the blue from the galactic discs. I actually stopped processing for a minute and started smiling, reminding me why i'm doing this hobby to begin with . So much beauty.

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Leo Triplet, Pavle Culum