Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
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The Leo Triplet, flyingairedale
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The Leo Triplet

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The Leo Triplet

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The Leo Triplet from Deep Sky West. I elected to focus on the subject galaxies and leave out some of the background sky.

What has always interested me is why two galaxies, M 65 and 66 made it into the Messier catalog, but the third was omitted.

Astrodon Blue: 16x600" bin 1x1

Astrodon Green: 14x600" bin 1x1

Astrodon Luminance: 33x900" bin 1x1

Astrodon Red: 16x600" bin 1x1

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The Leo Triplet, flyingairedale