Leo's Triplet

[JimFox]

This is always a fun one to do I think. It's cool as the 3 galaxies are so close to each other. It's been a while since I captured this, so it was fun to set up my astro gear in my Son's yard in Bortle 2 New Mexico.

The Galaxies:
1- Left = Sarah's Galaxy
2- Lower Right = M66
3 - Upper Right = M65

136 Lights @ 180 secs with Optolong L-Quad Filter
30 Flats
30 Dark Flats
30 Darks

ASI2600mc Pro - Astro Camera
Askar Fra500 - Scope
ZWO AM5 - Mount
ZWO EAF
ASIAir Plus - Astro Controller
Processed in Pixinsight
BlurXterminator
NoiseXterminator
StarXterminator
GradiationCorrection
Finished in Photoshop

All comments are welcome,

Jim

 

[AlanLichty]

Amazing what dark skies can do for you. This looks really nice.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Looks crisp and detailed. Nice.

 

[Comet Hunter]

nicley done

 

[Andy Elliott]

Very nice

 

[Mike Lewis]

Nice version of these 3 great galaxies. Lots of detail, especially in M66. Looks good!

ML