Leo Triplet without 202 Chryseis

[Yawning Angel]

The north west of England hasn't the best reputation for clear skies and cloudless nights, so I feel quite lucky to have been able to leave the roof of the observatory open for a number of full nights while I dared go to sleep! 

The Leo Triplet. APM 107 / 700mm + asi1600mm + Baader LRGB & Ha

30 x 120 sec RG&B
30 x 240 sec Ha
60 x 120 sec Lum

Sadly, asteroid 202 Chryseis had to be cloned out, but lives on here: What was wandering through the Leo triplet? (thank you to @Astroscot2 for the find!)

Full FOV:

Crop:

NGC 3628:

M65:

M66:

Edited April 11, 2022 by Yawning Angel

[tooth_dr]

Beautiful!  I’m working through some data on the Leo triplets and was wondering about capturing some Ha. Definitely seems to be worthwhile after looking at your M66

[Yawning Angel]

8 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

Beautiful!  I’m working through some data on the Leo triplets and was wondering about capturing some Ha. Definitely seems to be worthwhile after looking at your M66

Thank you! The Ha added very little, but it made such a difference: