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

The Leo Triplet, Fernando
The Leo Triplet
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The Leo Triplet

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The Leo Triplet (also known as the M66 Group or Arp 317) is a small group of interacting galaxies, located about 35 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Leo. It consists of the large spiral galaxies NGC 3628 (left), M65 (top) and M66 (bottom right inclined).

The stack is as follows:

Luminance: 16x600sec bin 1x1

RGB: 10x600sec bin 1x1 for each channel

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Bias, Darks and Flats applied

Telescope: Sprit 120mm f/7

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The Leo Triplet, Fernando