Leo triplet

[mackiedlm]

My take on the Leo triplet.

The background is probably too black but I kinda like it that way for this one - increases the sense of isolation of the galaxies.

SW 80ED, SW 0.85FR/FF
NEQ6
Modded EOS1100D
Guided with SW Evoguide 50ED ZWO ASI120mm Mini
80 X 240s ISO 800
Stacked APP, Processed startools, Final tweaks Photoshop

full res image here https://astrob.in/yl4c2e/0/

 

C&C welcome

[tooth_dr]

I dont think the background looks too dark, and there is lots of nice colour and contrast in the two spirals.  Great job.