Leo Triplet - M65, M66, NGC3628
IC 2659IC 2662IC 2663IC 2669IC 2671IC 2686IC 2693IC 2696IC 2697IC 2710IC 2711IC 2726IC 2728IC 2731IC 2733IC 2755IC 2772IC 2773NGC 3623NGC 3627NGC 3628IC 2661IC 2666IC 2684IC 2689IC 2690IC 2694IC 2695IC 2708IC 2722IC 2725IC 2729IC 2745IC 2760IC 2762IC 2763IC 2766IC 2767IC 2776IC 2779IC 2782IC 2784IC 2785IC 2786IC 2787IC 2788IC 2791Photo description / processing
The famous Leo Triplet – from right to left, the spiral galaxies M65 and M66, and above them the spiral galaxy NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy.
Taken from a balcony in Kharkiv, in a red zone of light pollution.
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Sky-Watcher 130PDS
- Camera
- Canon EOS 550D
- Mount
- Sky-Watcher EQ5
- Guide Scope
- No guide
- Accessories
- Sky-Watcher Coma Corrector 2-inch
- Software
- DeepSkyStacker, FitStacker, PhotoShop
- Location
- Kharkiv, Ukraine
Light pollution
Red, Bortle 7 zone
Exposure
- 404 × 30″ · ISO/Gain: 3200
- 582 × 30″ · ISO/Gain: 6400
Total exposure: 8 h 13 m
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