Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  IC 2763  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
M66 Group Leo Triplet, PrairieSkiesAstro
M66 Group Leo Triplet
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M66 Group Leo Triplet

M66 Group Leo Triplet, PrairieSkiesAstro
M66 Group Leo Triplet
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M66 Group Leo Triplet

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I've had several distinguished guests at my imaging sessions lately due to the pandemic. Apparently pandemics cause people to take a keen interest in astronomy.. Either that or they are looking to get out of the house for a few hours and will take what they can get ;) Regardless, my brother-in-law decided to sit with me the night I took this one and learn a little bit about what goes into producing these images. I'm excited to report that he hung out with me for a WHOLE 20 MINUTES! I feel like it may have been a bit shorter if weren't for the scotch I offered him though..

I was glad to have his company nonetheless and together we were able to produce this nice image of the M66 galaxy group, better known as Leo's Triplet. I wanted to image this one because where else can you get a nice, detailed shot of 3 unique galaxies in one frame!? I hope you enjoy it and are staying safe and healthy!

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