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M65, M66, and NGC3628 (the Leo Triplet), Wei-Hao Wang
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M65, M66, and NGC3628 (the Leo Triplet)

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M65, M66, and NGC3628 (the Leo Triplet), Wei-Hao Wang
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M65, M66, and NGC3628 (the Leo Triplet)

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Description

This is a combination of four years of effort.

21.5 hr of integration comes from the camera 645z, which provides both color and luminance information.  Additional 12.6 hr of integration comes from the cooled 16803 CCD, with L filter only, which provides additional signal for the luminance.  The version that contains only the 645z exposures can be found here.

The added 12.6 hr of luminance data and my better processing skills improve the final image quality, although I can't say which one plays a bigger role.

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    M65, M66, and NGC3628 (the Leo Triplet), Wei-Hao Wang
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M65, M66, and NGC3628 (the Leo Triplet), Wei-Hao Wang