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April 4,2021

Leo Triplet - M65, M66 and NGC 3628

Paducah, TX

The Leo Triplet (also known as the M66 Group) 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 and M66, and the long galaxy on the left is NGC 3628. (Wikipedia)

Astro-Tech AT8RC Carbon Fiber Ritchey-Chretien
Astro Physics CCDT67 Telecompressor at f/5.3 1075mm
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro CMOS One Shot Color Camera
Baader Vario Finder mounted as Guidescope
ZWO ASI178MM Guide Camara
Astro Physics 900 GTO mount

56 exposures 5 minutes (100 gain/20 offset) each

Guided with PHD-2
Captured in The Sky X
Pre-processed and Stacked in Nebulosity 4
Post Processed in Pixinsight, Topaz DeNoise and Photoshop full exif

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