Leo Triplet in LRGB - FLT132 First Light

I was able to do a minor data set of this target after finishing initial config and calibration of the FLT132 with the ASI2600MM Pro and EFW with 36mm Chroma filters. I'm quite impressed with the detail with so little data in bortle 6 zone. The new HAE43EC mount is performing well out of the gate. This first run saw guiding as low as 0.53 total RMS. Filter offsets are a bit rough for some of the filters as I see the curves are not yet ideal for some of them. I suspect I will need to do custom exposure runs with the NINA Filter Offset Calculator plugin.

I used 95% the same process as my M31 photo and not worth a separate detailing. Variations were with mask selections and skipping a few steps like addition of Ha. The cropped image is almost the full FOV.

Sessions

Total Integration Time:

March 19, 2023 - 9 * 180.0 seconds
Chroma Blue 36mm
March 19, 2023 - 9 * 180.0 seconds
Chroma Green 36 mm
March 19, 2023 - 72 * 60.0 seconds
Chroma Lum 36 mm
March 19, 2023 - 10 * 180.0 seconds
Chroma Red 36 mm

Catalogues

Messier Index Catalogue New General Catalogue

Targets

M65 NGC3623 ARP16 M66 NGC3627 NGC3628 IC2708 IC2745

Gear

Telescope: William Optics FLT 132
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM
Mount: iOptron HAE43EC