1999-04-08 02:58:28UT
This is a combination of 5 images, each of 480 seconds The images were taken with a Pictor 1616 attached to an LX200 10" F/4 telescope (F/6.3 with a 6.3 focal reducer). A Pictor 201XT was attached to an ETX for guiding. Each of the images was corrected with a dark frame and a flat field. After combining, the image was logarithmically stretched. The image was then binned to give this image. Visible are M65, M66, and NGC 3628. Although the focal length and chip size indicate that all three galaxies should be comfortably in the image, I guess my setup has a slightly longer focal length. Unlike most of my images, north is to the left in this image.
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