New Image: Leo Trio 2024

[starfield]

On a recent trip to Tucson I was fortunate to get a couple of clear night. I decide to revisit the Leo Trio and test out a new location. While still a suburban site, it was definitely darker than my backyard here at home. The site wasn't quite dark enough to see much of the tidal tail on NGC 3628 so maybe that will give me a target for galaxy season next year.

This is a pretty tight crop of the full frame image. You can click the thumbnail to see the full image on Astrobin.



--Steve

[StarHugger]

Very nice Steve!

[MariusD69]

Wonderful image! Great job, Steve!

[AstroBee]

Excellent details in the galaxies. Very nice.

[messier 111]

I also like the details inside the galaxies, thx. apod stuff .

[Gordon]

Congratulations Steve on having your image selected as our TSS APOD!

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[BigKahuna]

Definitely congrats on the APOD. Details of the galaxies in the Full Res version is excellent!

[starfield]

Congratulations Steve on having your image selected as our TSS APOD!

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Thanks, Gordon. Really loved Tuscon and the desert was beautiful from all the rain. On the next trip out hope to test some of the surrounding dark skies and head up Mt. Lemmon (there was snow up there on this trip).

[Thefatkitty]

Absolutely stunning, well done and thanks for the share!

All the best,

[AstroBee]

Congrats on the TSS APOD!

[Jockinireland]

Nice image and a well deserved apod.

Its good to see someone actually getting data - I've not had a clear sky since January and It seems many others are just as bad.

[starfield]

Thanks everyone. I was surprised how much detail could be found in the trio considering my short FL. Guess the small 2600 pixels help.

Its good to see someone actually getting data - I've not had a clear sky since January and It seems many others are just as bad.

Yeah, this has been a tough winter for me as well. Normally in the winter here in Southern California we'll get a series of dry desert winds that give us some nice clear nights. Not this year. I thought a visit to the Arizona desert would be my ticket but was just barely able to squeeze in two nights. I can't complain too much. Days were beautiful and the desert wildflowers were getting primed to put on quite a show. Guess I'll have to focus on taking pictures of flowers!

Here's hoping for clear nights in April....

--Steve

[AstroBee]

Here's hoping for clear nights in April....
--Steve

Or at least one clear day in April...

[Jockinireland]

Here's hoping for clear nights in April....
--Steve

Or at least one clear day in April...

Honestly I'm stating to lose all hope!

[OzEclipse]

Very nice image Steve. Congratulations on the APOD.

@Jockinireland Plenty of clear nights here in Central West New South Wales.

Joe

[Jockinireland]

Very nice image Steve. Congratulations on the APOD.

@Jockinireland Plenty of clear nights here in Central West New South Wales.

Joe

I'll be retiring in the next few years and theres a few ideas rattling around. So I may well add that one to the pile.

[OzEclipse]

Very nice image Steve. Congratulations on the APOD.

@Jockinireland Plenty of clear nights here in Central West New South Wales.

Joe

I'll be retiring in the next few years and theres a few ideas rattling around. So I may well add that one to the pile.

I'll get one of the guest rooms ready.

[lostone]

Great image and nice framing. I really should pull out one of my other scopes and do more widefield images. Also, Nice images on your astrobin

[jthommes]

Great image Steve! Congrats on the APOD.

[scribbly]

Steve, wow! Such a nice image, and nice detail in the galaxies. I enjoyed, A LOT, thanks.
Congrats on the APOD, most deserved IMO and it seems most other folks too.