Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  IC 2684  ·  IC 2694  ·  IC 2704  ·  IC 2708  ·  IC 2745  ·  IC 2752  ·  IC 2754  ·  IC 2761  ·  IC 2762  ·  IC 2765  ·  IC 2769  ·  IC 2782  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628  ·  PGC 1407729  ·  PGC 1408307  ·  PGC 1408410  ·  PGC 1408723  ·  PGC 1408726  ·  PGC 1408926  ·  PGC 1409059  ·  PGC 1409253  ·  PGC 1409472  ·  PGC 1409656  ·  PGC 1409833  ·  PGC 1409841  ·  And 71 more.
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
M66 Group, Leo Triplet, John Favalessa
Powered byPixInsight

M66 Group, Leo Triplet

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
M66 Group, Leo Triplet, John Favalessa
Powered byPixInsight

M66 Group, Leo Triplet

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

The Leo Triplet at ~35MLYs is out side of our local group (which is ~16MLYs wide).  We are all together in the Virgo Supercluster at ~100MLYs wide, which is then part of the the Laniakea Supercluster (Hawaiian for immense heaven) which is ~500MLYs wide.  The Laniakea Supercluster is a dot in the middle of the observable universe...the entire universe is thought to be 150 sextillion times the size of the observable universe 😵‍💫  give or take; plus or minus 🤪

These galaxies are interacting and to me they look like they are locked in a gravity triangle.  Data from my backyard one night with the Hyperstar.  I am so in love with this avocation.
 -john

Comments