Observation by Adam Rawlinson: The Leo Triplet

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Adam Rawlinson

Observer

Adam Rawlinson

Observed

2023 Mar 28 - 09:29

Uploaded

2023 Mar 28 - 09:31

Objects

M66
M65

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 11^h19^m
Dec: +13°13'
Position angle: -88°40'

Field size

1°11' × 0°57'

Equipment

Primaluce Airy 90 APO
SXPro 694 Trius C

Exposure

15x 250s subframes

Location

Sandhurst UK

Target name

M66 and others

Title

The Leo Triplet

About this image

Quick and dirty, no flat no dark. First test of my camera that had to go back for cleaning.

30% of the frames had satellite trails but included as a record of how our skies are being affected.

I got all excited a few years ago about M65 as there is a tiny very bright star which doesnt always show on images.... thought I had found a SN!

Its actually quite pronounced on this image - its a foreground star.

Its always a good idea to check these galaxy images for SN though!

Files associated with this observation

leo-triplet(1).jpg (1.2 MB)

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David Basey, Mike Harlow, Simon Paul Davis

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