Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
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M65, M66, NGC 3628 - Leo Triplet, Brandon Paskel
M65, M66, NGC 3628 - Leo Triplet
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M65, M66, NGC 3628 - Leo Triplet

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M65, M66, NGC 3628 - Leo Triplet, Brandon Paskel
M65, M66, NGC 3628 - Leo Triplet
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M65, M66, NGC 3628 - Leo Triplet

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This is my Spring 2023 project, but was severely hampered by clouds and other imaging conditions.
The Leo Triplet are three bright galaxies located in the constellation of Leo. They are approximately 65 million light years away. NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy, has a faint trail of stars and gas called a tidal tail which faintly extends from the galaxy in this image. Also present in this image is dust surrounding the bottom-right galaxy, M66. I'm not happy with the stars in this image due  to chromatic aberration, but I am still happy to share the image overall.

This image is approximately 12h total LRGB.
Optical Specifications: 714mm f/7 (1.1"/pix)

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M65, M66, NGC 3628 - Leo Triplet, Brandon Paskel