Leo Triplet (M 65, M 66, NGC 3628)

Posted: Mar 20th, 2025

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Telescope/Lens: Askar SQA 85 мм f/4.8

Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro

Mount: Ioptron HAE 29 C

Guide Scope: Askar 52 мм F4

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 120 MM mini

Software: SharpCap 4.0, DSS, Siril, Adobe Photoshop

Exposure:

29 x 180" ISO/Gain: 100

15 x 300" ISO/Gain: 100

Orange, Bortle 6 zone:

Petushki Vladimirskaya Oblast, Russia

Mar 17th, 2025

2 h 42 m

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Resolution: 1984x1608 px

Scale: 645 KB

Ryjov Aleksey

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M 65 (NGC 3623) Distance 41 million light-years. Diameter 90,000 light-years. Angular size 9.8'x2.9' M 66 (NGC 3627) Distance 35 million light-years. Diameter 100,000 light-years. Angular size 9.1'x4.9' NGC 3628 (Hamburger) Distance 35 million light-years. Diameter 100,000 light-years. Angular size 13.1'x1.1'

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Триплет Льва (M 65, M 66, NGC 3628)

4 May, 2025

2 h 5 m

Processed in PixInsight by astrophotographer Anton (user Anth https://www.deepskyhosting.com/id1059), for which many thanks to him. What can you say? PixInsight…

Триплет Льва (M 65, M 66, NGC 3628)

5 Apr, 2025

2 h 5 m

I continue testing the wonderful Askar SQA 85 mm f/4.8 scope. This time I used the ZWO ASI 183 MC camera with a small pixel of 2.4 µm. The angular resolution be…

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Триплет Льва (M 65, M 66, NGC 3628)

20 Mar, 2025

2 h 42 m

M 65 (NGC 3623) Distance 41 million light-years. Diameter 90,000 light-years. Angular size 9.8'x2.9' M 66 (NGC 3627) Distance 35 million light-years. Diameter 1…

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