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, NGC3628, Vladimir Machek
The Leo Triplet, M65, M66, NGC3628
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The Leo Triplet, M65, M66, NGC3628

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The Leo Triplet, M65, M66, NGC3628, Vladimir Machek
The Leo Triplet, M65, M66, NGC3628
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The Leo Triplet, M65, M66, NGC3628

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DESCRIPTION: The Leo Triplet, M65, M66, NGC3628, constellation Leo. RA (center) 11h 20 min, DEC 13° 15’, FOV approx 1,9°x 1,3°. 

GEAR: Nikon Z7 Kolari Full Spectrum + Nikkor 500/5,6 PF, Astronomic UV/IR/L2 Clip in filter, Astroklar light pollution filter,  Dew heater strip,  tracking mount iOptron CEM60EC 

ACQUISITION: march 22, 2022, Struz, CZ, Subexposure 180s, f 5,6, ISO 1600, Interval 15 s, RAW-L, Lights 21x, Darks 20x, Bias 20x, Flats 20x, DarkFlats 15x. Total exposure time 63 min. Night, breeze, 3° C, no Moon, Backyard - Light pollution - Bortle 5. 

STACKING AND POST PROCESSING: AstroPixelProcessor (stacking, background neutralisation, light pollution removal, calibrate background and stars colours),  Adobe Photoshop CC 2022 (stretching, black and white point settings, star reduction, enhance DSO, deep space noise reduction, contrast setting and sharpening). Cropped 4,7x, image size 3840 x 2560 px.

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The Leo Triplet, M65, M66, NGC3628, Vladimir Machek