M65 & M66
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Optics :
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Landgraaf
Orion Optics UK 10" f4.8 Newton + Paracorr
IDAS LPS-P2
Losmandy G-11
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Atik 1HS, 60/700 Achro & Guidemaster
SBIG ST-8300M
20 x 300 sec
1h 40m
SBIG ST-8300M
20 x 300 sec
1h 40m
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Maximum Resolution 1280 x 960 Pixel (127 kB)
Additional notes and remarks:
Object info
Above image shows two of the three galaxies of the famous Leo Galaxy Triplet (also in this section).
The galaxy on the left is M66, the other galaxy is M65.
Both galaxies lie in the constellation Leo, at an estimated distance of about 30 million light years.
Processing
All separate frames were calibrated, aligned and stacked in ImagesPlus 2.8.
Photoshop CS2 was used for further processing - curves adjustment, levels adjustment, etc. The image was calibrated using 9 darks, 30 (dark-subtracted) median combined flats and 6 bias frames.
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