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Leo's Triplet (M65, M66, NGC3628) w/ FLT132, Quad-Band
I took this image with my William Optics FLT132 (at 910mm focal length) at the end of the imaging night, mainly to compare with the same image previously taken with my William Optics FLT91. In this instance I used the Optolong L-Quad Enhance 2" filter, ZWO ASI2600MC Pro camera, ZWO AM5 mount and ASIAir Plus. Integration time 1h45m (21x120s and 21x180 subs).
Pre and post processed in PixInsight and Affinity Photo 2.
Image acquisition details: astrob.in/c7smv1/0/
Excerpt from www.messier-objects.com/leo-triplet/:
"The Leo Triplet, or the M66 Group, is a group of interacting spiral galaxies located in the northern constellation Leo. The group consists of the galaxies Messier 65, Messier 66 and NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy. The Leo Triplet lies at an approximate distance of 35 million light years from Earth. The three large spiral galaxies can be seen in a single field of view and are well viewed even in small telescopes. Their galactic disks are tilted at different angles when seen from Earth. NGC 3628 appears edge-on, while M65 and M66 are inclined enough to reveal their spiral arms."
Thanks for looking.
Clear skies
Eduardo
Leo's Triplet (M65, M66, NGC3628) w/ FLT132, Quad-Band
I took this image with my William Optics FLT132 (at 910mm focal length) at the end of the imaging night, mainly to compare with the same image previously taken with my William Optics FLT91. In this instance I used the Optolong L-Quad Enhance 2" filter, ZWO ASI2600MC Pro camera, ZWO AM5 mount and ASIAir Plus. Integration time 1h45m (21x120s and 21x180 subs).
Pre and post processed in PixInsight and Affinity Photo 2.
Image acquisition details: astrob.in/c7smv1/0/
Excerpt from www.messier-objects.com/leo-triplet/:
"The Leo Triplet, or the M66 Group, is a group of interacting spiral galaxies located in the northern constellation Leo. The group consists of the galaxies Messier 65, Messier 66 and NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy. The Leo Triplet lies at an approximate distance of 35 million light years from Earth. The three large spiral galaxies can be seen in a single field of view and are well viewed even in small telescopes. Their galactic disks are tilted at different angles when seen from Earth. NGC 3628 appears edge-on, while M65 and M66 are inclined enough to reveal their spiral arms."
Thanks for looking.
Clear skies
Eduardo