Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  IC 2745  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
Leo Triplet, Jeff Coldrey
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Leo Triplet

Leo Triplet, Jeff Coldrey
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Leo Triplet

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I've been working on this image for quite a while. It's a lovely target and although I'm not overly happy with the result, I am glad to have improved from previous attempts. The Leo Triplet only rises about 39 degrees in my location, but fortunately my views to the north are over farmland and state forest. My main objective was to capture part of the stellar tail for NGC3628.

Colour data is from April 2018 using an ASI094.

Luminance is from May 2020 using an ASI1600.

I'm really looking forward to some clear skies and warmer weather down this way, as we're almost out firewood and red wine!

Clear skies and good health to you all!

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Leo Triplet, Jeff Coldrey