Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628

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    Leo Triplet with faint tidal tail of NGC3628, Barry Wilson
    Leo Triplet with faint tidal tail of NGC3628
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    Leo Triplet with faint tidal tail of NGC3628

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    I hope to catch more Lum with clear skies forecast at the moment - here is a relatively quick process of the Leo Triplet M66/M65 NGC3628 group with 6 hours integration from last night.

    This is only the second time I have used 600s Lum subs and my skies can just about withstand that duration if I have good transparency and no moon. The tidal tail of NGC3628 is just beginning to reveal itself; it sure is faint.

    More to do! C&Cs always welcome and thanks for looking.

    Revision B - adjusted blackpoint

    Revision C - managed to elevate a little more of NGC3628's tidal tail above the background and also corrected a subtle gradient in the bottom right corner.

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      Leo Triplet with faint tidal tail of NGC3628, Barry Wilson
      Original
      Leo Triplet with faint tidal tail of NGC3628, Barry Wilson
      B
    • Final
      Leo Triplet with faint tidal tail of NGC3628, Barry Wilson
      C

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    Leo Triplet with faint tidal tail of NGC3628, Barry Wilson