Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628  ·  The star 73Leo
Galaxy Trio in Leo widefield, Steve Porter
Galaxy Trio in Leo widefield
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Galaxy Trio in Leo widefield

Galaxy Trio in Leo widefield, Steve Porter
Galaxy Trio in Leo widefield
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Galaxy Trio in Leo widefield

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Took this shot during the lovely clarity of Monday night .

Known as the Galaxy Trio in Leo , these three spiral galaxies are 35 million light years away from us but are close enough to each other for gravitational distortions to have taken place .

Mount; Avalon Linear Fast reverse

Scope;FSQ 106 ED

Camera; Modded EOS 6D

Guiding;Meade APO 80, Lodestar, PHD

Imaging; 74x3min lights at iso 1600 , 30 Darks , Bias , Flats

Processing ; Pixinsight

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Galaxy Trio in Leo widefield, Steve Porter