Leo Trio
The Leo Trio, includes 3 spiral galaxies, M65, M66, and NGC 3627 and gets its iconic name from being located in the Leo constellation.
Each of these galaxies are in a gravitational tug of war and titled at a different angles, making each of their appearances different.
Located 30 million lightyears from Earth, we are observing these three galaxies as they were in the past. They might not even be there now.
| Object | Leo Trio |
| Link | https://www.shetzers.com/leo-trio-m65-m66-ngc-3628/ |
| Wiki Link | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Triplet |
| Hemisphere | Northern |
| Constellation | Leo |
| Other Names contained in image | M66 Group, M65, M66 and NGC 3628 |
| Imaging telescopes or lenses | Takahashi FSQ -106ED4 |
| Imaging cameras | QHY268M |
| Mounts | Software Bisque Paramount MYT |
| Focal reducers | None |
| Software | Software Bisque The Sky X, PHD Lab PHD2, Voyager, Viking, PixInsight, Photoshop, Lightroom |
| Filters | Astrodon LRGB Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance 36mm unmounted. Chroma Technology Narrowband 3nm Ha, SII, OIII – 36mm Unmounted |
| Accessories | Moonlite NightCrawler 35 focuser, Maxdome II, Digital Loggers Pro Switch, Sky Alert Weather Station, Pegagsus Ultimate Powerbox v2, Starlight Xpress filter wheel. |
| Guiding Telescope or Lenses | Orion 60mm Guide Scope |
| Guiding Camera | ZWO ASI224MC Guide Camera |
| Imaging Dates | 1/29/22, 1/30/22 |
| Frames | Luminance: 17×300″ (1.4h) Gain 25, Photographic Mode, Temp -25C, Bin 1×1 Red: 15×300″ (1.25h) Gain 25, Photographic Mode, Temp -25C, Bin 1×1 Green: 15×300″ (1.25h) Gain 25, Photographic Mode, Temp -25C, Bin 1×1 Blue: 15×300″ (1.25h) Gain 25, Photographic Mode, Temp -25C, Bin 1×1 |
| Integration | 5h 9′ |
| Darks | 50 |
| Flats | 20 per Filter |
| Flat Darks | 40 |
| Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: | 2 |
| RA center | 11 18 55.221 |
| DEC center | 13 05 24.71 |
| Pixel scale | 3.76 |
| Resolution | 6280 x 4210 |
| Locations | Sirus 3.5m Observatory, Carbondale Colorado |
| Data source | Backyard |
| Seeing | Average |
| Bortles | 2 |
| Post Processing Techniques | PixInsight to Photoshop to Lightroom |
| Median FWHM Pixels | L 3.181, R 2.933, G 3.026, B 3.136 |
Leo Trio – M65 M66 NGC 3628 was last modified: January 23rd, 2023 by