Astro Images: March-May 2013

12" LX200R, Paramount ME, STL-11000M C1

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M20 - The Trifid Nebula  (LX, LRGB Image)

(Total exposure 6.7 hours; L 4x10 min 6x5 min, binned 1x1; R 7x20 min, G 6x10 min, B 7x20 min, all binned 2x2; May 2013)

M65 & M66 - 2/3 of the Leo Trio of Galaxies (the third is NGC3628, below)  (LX, LRGB Image)

(Total exposure 5.8 hours; L 9x20 min, binned 1x1; R 4x20 min, G 3x10 min, B 3x20 min, all binned 2x2; Apr 2013)

NGC3628 - "Hamburger" Galaxy   (LX, LRGB Image)

(Total exposure 9.7 hours; L 15x20 min, binned 1x1; R 5x20 min, G 6x10 min, B 6x20 min, all binned 2x2; Apr 2013)

M98 - Spiral Galaxy   (LX, LLsRGB Image)

(Total exposure 11.7 hours [not including Ls]; L 11x20 min, binned 1x1; R 4x20 min 1x1 6x20 2x2, G 2x20 min 1x1 4x20 min 2x2 4x10 min 2x2, B 2x20 min 2x2 4x10 min 1x1 4x10 min 2x22; Mar 2013)