Type: Galaxy Group

Constellation: Leo

Distance from Earth: 35 million light-years

About: The Leo Triplet is a small group of galaxies in the constellation Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies Messier 65 (top-right), Messier 66 (lower-right), and NGC 3628 (left) also known as “The Hamburger Galaxy”. 

Imaging Project Information:

Imaging Telescope: William Optics Zenithstar 126 Apochromatic Doublet Refractor

Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro

Mount: Celestron CGX 

Guiding: William Optics 50mm guide scope/ZWO ASI120mm mini guide camera

Accessories: William Optics Flat 68III field flattener, ZWO ASIAir Pro, ZWO Electronic Auto Focuser (EAF), ZWO 5 x 1.25″ Mini Electronic Filter Wheel (EFW)

Filter and Frames:

ZWO UV/IR Cut 1.25″: 100 x 120s

Software: Acquisition – via ZWO ASIAir

Preprocessing/Postprocessing: Aries Astropixel Processor, Adobe Lightroom Classic

Acquisition Period: March 24, 2020

Total Integration: 3h 20m