M65, M66 & NGC 3628, Leo Triplet

[mftoet]

From March 4 - 11, 2011 I stayed with Olly Penrice at Les Granges, France. I got 5 clear nights out of 7 nights. A good score!

Yesterday I finished processing the Leo Triplet of which I gathered 8 hours of data in total. I'm very pleased with the result. It really pays to gather a lot of data.

When it was 00h30 last night, I stopped tweaking and playing with it (my alarm went off this morning at 05h00 ). I might have another look at it this evening for some finishing touches.

Full details and the full resolution image can be found at:

www.dutchdeepsky.com/leotriplet_110310.html

[RogerTheDodger]

Thats a really nice image Maurice.

[ollypenrice]

Sensational quality, one of the most perfect astrophotos I've ever seen. You really do have to visit the high res version to see how good this is.

I think your decision to go with 15 minute luminance subs has paid off really well. Not many people do that but you can bet that I will copying the idea! The faint outer parts of the galaxy and the tidal tail are so smooth.

Olly

[MikeD]

A stunning image in every way.

The Colour, depth, detail and smoothness have all come together i a very natural looking image. Congrats on a world class shot.

Mike.

[shaunster]

Pretty much the best ive seen, that high res version is fantastic

[peter shah]

Superb, very clean super colour and detail...beautifully processed....top stuff

[Keiran]

Stunning triplet... Some amazing detail you caught there

[adamsp123]

a lovely leo triplet

[tiwar]

Just stunning!!! The larger version takes your breath away!!! What scope was this taken with? This has my vote for POTW!!

T x

[pulsar pete]

Stunning and inspiring.

Peter

[mftoet]

Thanks for all the kind replies! You can imagine I'm also very happy with the result. This was taken with a 15 cm (~6") f/6 Sigler Maksutov-Cassegrain of INTES. Unfortunately, INTES no longer exits. It's a great scope, expect for original the focuser that I replaced with a feather touch.

[gary1968]

Stunning! Simples......

Gary

[RikM]

Incredible image. Has my vote for POW as well.

[rich_t]

Superb image in every respect. Not seen that scope before, looks like a great performer, nice and sharp into the corners.

Rich.

[gary1968]

Just had a look at the full res image, OMG! That is much, much nicer than I originally gave it credit for...... maybe the best Leo Triplet I have seen.

gary

[Astroscot2]

A stunning triplet, love the colours !

[russ]

Simply superb!!!!

[Coco]

Wonderful image... lots of detail, Ive seen the higher res image on your site, I recommend others to take a look

[Porl]

what an amazing image!! well done dude

Porl''

[jwr]

That is breathtaking - so much detail in the high resolution version.

James.

[msinclairinork]

increadable!! nuff said!

Thanks for sharing,

Michael

[Warhen]

Yep, really gorgeous Maurice!

[ncjunk]

Great image....and that must have been a riot at Ollys with 5 clear nights!

[m_j_lyons]

Wow - stunning! All I can see is rain and clouds...

[Looking Up]

A truly amazing image Maurice, to see all three in such detail is magnificent, well done!