Observation by Mike Greenhill-Hooper: One of Leo triplet galaxies

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Mike Greenhill-Hooper

Observer

Mike Greenhill-Hooper

Observed

2021 Mar 04 - 21:00

Uploaded

2021 Mar 08 - 14:52

Objects

M66

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 11h20m
Dec: +12°58'
Position angle: +32°29'

Field size

0°16' × 0°17'

Equipment
  • Celestron C11 on SkyWatcher NEQ6 mount; f6.3 focal reducer
  • Atik 383L OSC
Exposure

19x5min 2x2 binned + 19x5min unbinned

Location

Miradoux, S.W. France

Target name

M66

Title

One of Leo triplet galaxies

About this image

3 hours of exposures. Thin cloud haze. Off-axis guiding with Orion Star Shoot Autoguider and PHD2. IR cut off filter. Dark subtracted and flat-bias divided frames with Dawn (Atik software).

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