Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3593  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628  ·  The star 73Leo
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The Leo Triplet in widefield, Arun H
The Leo Triplet in widefield
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The Leo Triplet in widefield

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The Leo Triplet in widefield, Arun H
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The Leo Triplet in widefield

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First Light with my Takahashi Epsilon 130D. Some issues with the stars obviously that I believe are related to an overtight secondary and the cold temperatures during imaging. But I am seriously impressed with the light gathering power of this scope. At three hours and with an OSC, I have a better tidal tail than 8 hours with my SVX/ASI1600 combination and luminance frames. The performance of the INX 571 sensor in the 2600 MC Pro is beyond reproach; the frames here were taken at Gain 0; I had meant to use Gain 100, but made a mistake in programming SGP.

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The Leo Triplet in widefield, Arun H