The galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628 comprise the Leo Triplet.
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Date: 26 March 2023 and 9 May 2023
FOV: 93' × 62'; the angular size of the Hamburger Galaxy,
NGC 3628, is about 14' × 3.6'
Telescope: Stellarvue SVX102T + SFFX-1 (714mm, f/7)
Guiding: ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
Stellarvue F050G 50mm guide scope
Computer: ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
Mount: ZWO AM5
Camera: ZWO ASI071MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS with gain 90
Filter: Baader Light Pollution Moonglow filter with IR cut
Stacking: 74 frames (26 March 2023) and 40 frames (9 May 2023), all 114 frames
240 seconds with dark flats, darks, and flats preprocessed in Pixinsight
Total Time: 7 hours 36 minutes
Processing: Pixinsight – SPCC, DBE, SPCC, DynCrop, BlurXT, NoiseXT,
HST, GHS, MStr, PMath MStr + GHS + HST, HDR5
Sat, Scale
Location: Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY
