Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  Leo Triplet  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3627
M66, Colin McGill
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M66

M66, Colin McGill
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M66

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M66, part of Leo triplet.

This image was shot at new moon, and its possible to make out the tidal tail on the galaxy in the direction of M65. The spiral arms are also asymmetric, again distorted by the tidal interactions with M65.

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M66, Colin McGill