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Object
............................................ Leo Triplet (M65 , M66
, NGC 3628)
Constellation ............................... Leo
Distance + Ap. Magnitude......... 35 million Light years (900 Kpc) -
8.9 (M66)
RA / DEC
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11h:17m.00sec /
+13° 25m.00sec
Date + Time ............................... 28/03 -
5/4/16
& - 19:00 UTC
Location .................................... "Nunki
Observatory" - Skiathos
Optics .........................................
Officina Stellare Advanced RILA 400
f/5.25
Tools .......................................... The Sky
X , CCDAutopilot 5
Camera .....................................
SBIG STXL11002
with
FW8G-STXL (Astrodon filters)
Exposure Time.......................
Luminance: 24 X 600sec RGB: 6 X 600sec
More Details ...........................
Environment Temperature : 15oC Camera Temperature -35οC
Mount ....................................... Paramount
ME
Guiding .................................... Self guided
Processing Details ................ Photoshop ,
Maxim , CCDStack 2, Pixinsight.
Notes ........................................
Weather: Clear - Transparence: Good to Medium - Humidity : 65-85 %
Target details ......................... The Leo
Triplet (also known as the M66 Group) is a small group of
galaxies about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo.
This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC
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