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| Date: 21/04/2012 |
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Name: The Leo Triplet - M66 Group .
This imagine was taken whilst at Watson's Way Country Stay which is N/E of Mukinbudin in Western Australia.
http://members.westnet.com.au/watsonsway/
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, the M66, and the NGC 3628.
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| Location: Watson's Way | Stacking Mode: Mosaic. | |
| Camera: Canon 20D - Modified | Alignment Method: Automatic | |
| Optics: Skywatcher ED80 | Stacking Mode: Mosaic | |
| Exposure: 800ASA x 300 Seconds x 15 | RGB BKG Cal: Yes | |
| Total Exposure: 1 Hour 15 Minutes. | Per Channel Cal: No | |
| Guiding: DSI on Mead LX200R. | Method: Median Kappa-Sigma (K=2, I= 5) | |
| Filter: Astronomik UV + IR Block | Darks: No | |
| Focus: Bahtinov Mask | Flat: No | |
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| RA (J2000): 11h 17m | Levels, Colour Balance, Curves, Saturation Scaling, jpeg Conversion. | |
| DEC (J2000): 13* 25 ' | ||
| Constellation: Leo | ||
| Distance: 35 Million Light Years |
