Leo Triplet
Leo · 28/03 - 5/4/16 & - 19:00 UTC · Officina Stellare Advanced RILA 400 f/5.25
About the target
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 3628
© Nikos Paschalis
Observing log
- Object
- Leo Triplet (M65, M66, NGC 3628)
- Constellation
- Leo
- Distance + Ap. Magnitude
- 35 million Light years (900 Kpc) - 8.9 (M66)
- RA / DEC
- 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: 15 °C Camera Temperature -35 °C
- Mount
- Paramount ME
- Guiding
- Self guided
- Processing Details
- Photoshop, Maxim, CCDStack 2, Pixinsight.
- Notes
- Weather: Clear - Transparence: Good to Medium - Humidity: 65-85 %