Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
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The Leo Triplet M65, M66 and NGC 3628, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)
The Leo Triplet M65, M66 and NGC 3628
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The Leo Triplet M65, M66 and NGC 3628

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The Leo Triplet M65, M66 and NGC 3628, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)
The Leo Triplet M65, M66 and NGC 3628
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The Leo Triplet M65, M66 and NGC 3628

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The Leo Triplet 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, M66, and NGC 3628.

Captured by David Wills at PixelSkies, Castillejar, Spain www.pixelskiesastro.com

Lum 83 x 600s

Red 49 x 180s

Green 53 x 180s

Blue 49 x 180s

21 Hours 23 mins in total.

Equipment used:

Telescope: Takahashi Baby Q FSQ-85ED F5.3

Camera: Xpress Trius SX-694 Pro Mono Cooled to -20C

Image Scale: 2.08

Guiding: OAG

Filters: Astronomik Lum,Red,Green,Blue

Mount: iOptron CEM60 "Standard" GOTO Centre Balanced Equatorial Mount

Image Acquisition: Voyager

Observatory control: Lunatico Dragonfly

Stacking and Calibrating: Pixinsight

Processing: Pixinsight 1.8, Photoshop CC

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The Leo Triplet M65, M66 and NGC 3628, David Wills (PixelSkiesAstro)