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Photographer:

Adry Oliveira

Location of Photo:

Brazil - Rio de Janeiro

Date/Time of photo:

03/05/2024

Equipment:

Telescope GSO 12" f/4 Imaging Newtonian Truss Tube, Camera Canon EOS 6D (modified), Mounts Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT, Filters Optolong CLS-CCD 2", Sharpstar 2" 1x coma corrector

Description:

The Leo Triplet (also known as the M66 Group) is a small group of galaxies about 35 million light-years away[5] in the constellation Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628. Frames: 47×300″(3h 55′) ISO1600 bin Integration: 3h 55′ Darks: 10 Flats: 10 Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.50