Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

Leo Triplet (M65 M66 NGC3628)

15-May-2026 09:00 ADT 15-May-2026 12:00 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


Leo Triplet (M65 M66 NGC3628), 24-Mar-2012

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Canon 350D (modified)
ISO: 1600
Frames: 6 @ 10m0s
Total Exposure: 60m0s
Processing: DSS, GIMP
Distance: 35Mly