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Galaxy
Leo Triplet
Messier 65, Messier 66 and NGC 3628 Galaxies


Object : M65, M66 and NGC 3628, part of Leo Triplet
Coordinates/Direction : RA: 11h17m, DEC: +13o25'
Object size : 28.8' x 26.9'
Object magnitude : 9.4 to 10.3
More to know : Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Leo Triplet

Leo Triplet 2020-03-21 modern processing

Leo Triplet, M65, M66 and NGC 3228l Galaxies, 2020 (Click on image to get one in full resolution, opens in a new window)
Date : 2020-03-21
Time (UT) : 21:37 to 22:21
Mount : SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro, beltdrive modified (DIY 2019)
Guide : QHY5 camera with 400 mm f/6.3 lens
Lens/telescope : TS130 APO f/7 910mm, 3" focuser
Corrector/Barlow : 3" field flatter, x1. T48 connector to camera
Field (FOV) : 2.25 x 1.5o (full frame) before crop
camera : Canon 6D, QE=0.5, full frame, 20 Mpixel, 14 bit
camera temperature: About 6o C above surrounding temperature
Film/CCD : Raw, Cr2
Filter : none
Control system: Mount, camera, focus, guide (Ekos) controlled by Astroberry (KStars/Ekos Linux)
Exp. time : 32x60 seconds, iso1600, dithering mode
Image process tool : Siril, Gimp, Irfanview
Processing : synthetic bias, flat, photometric color calibration
Weather : clear, temperature 0o C
Site : Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra. Bortle 9
Free view Az: 20o-90o, 165o-185o, La: 20o-55o
Comment : Four years later I processed the photos I took the night after. Now with more modern tools and it really helped. The sensor was very dirty, but not much of that can be seen here. There are many other objects than these three, see: Leo triplet plate solved, opens in a new window.

Leo Triplet 2020-03-20

Leo Triplet, M65, M66 and NGC 3228l Galaxies, Sweden 2020 (Click on image to get one in full resolution, opens in a new window)
Date : 2020-03-20
Time (UT) : 22:08 to 22:20
Mount : SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro, beltdrive modified (DIY 2019)
Guide : QHY5 camera with 400 mm f/6.3 lens
Lens/telescope : TS130 APO f/7 910mm, 3" focuser
Corrector/Barlow : 3" field flatter, x1. T48 connector to camera
Field (FOV) : 2.25 x 1.5o (full frame) before crop
camera : Canon 6D, QE=0.5, full frame, 20 Mpixel, 14 bit
camera temperature: About 6o C above surrounding temperature
Film/CCD : Raw, Cr2
Filter : none
Control system: Mount, camera, focus, guide (Ekos) controlled by Astroberry (KStars/Ekos Linux)
Exp. time : 8x60 seconds, iso1600, dithering mode
Image process tool : AstroImageJ, Fitswork, Irfanview
Processing : resize, level, cal dark&bias, synthetic flat cal
Weather : clear, temperature 0o C
Site : Sweden, Stockholm, Hagsätra. Bortle 9
Free view Az: 20o-90o, 165o-185o, La: 20o-55o
Comment : A zoom in on the Leo Triplet, It consist of the three galaxies M65, M66 and NGC 3628. This is in the Southern direction. If I had prepared it better I could had much longer exposure, now I only got 8 minutes.
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