The Leo Triplet



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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, M66, and NGC3628. [wiki]


Optic TS APO 65Q
Camera QSI 683 WS
Filters Astrodon L, R, G, B
Mount NEQ6 with EQASCOM
Guide
OAG with Lodestar
Frame center
RA 11:20:12 DEC 13:16:22 J2000
Date
March 2019
Site
Astrobioparco di Felizzano, AL, Italy
Exposures L - 60x900s @-15C bin 1x1
R - 12x600s bin 1x1
G - 12x600s bin 1x1
B - 12x600s bin 1x1

Integration time - 21h

Notes
Raw data kindly provided by Davide Coverta
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