Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5976  ·  NGC 5981  ·  NGC 5982  ·  NGC 5985
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The Draco Triplet - NGC 5985, NGC 5982, NGC 5981, Paul H
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The Draco Triplet - NGC 5985, NGC 5982, NGC 5981

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The Draco Triplet - NGC 5985, NGC 5982, NGC 5981, Paul H
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The Draco Triplet - NGC 5985, NGC 5982, NGC 5981

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I still need to get used to using the QHY268M & RC 10" so I chose a target I though would be a little challenging to process. I chose The Draco Triplet which is an interesting group of galaxies that range in distance from about 100 million light years to about 130 million light years away. NGC 5985 (mag 14.22) is a barred spiral with arms visible, NGC 5982 (mag 12.40) is an elliptical galaxy, and NGC 5981 (mag 14.20) is a near edge on barred spiral.

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The Draco Triplet - NGC 5985, NGC 5982, NGC 5981, Paul H

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