Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  IC 2708  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627
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M-65/66 LRGB SRO, sreilly24590
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M-65/66 LRGB SRO

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M-65/66 LRGB SRO

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These are two spiral galaxies in relatively close proximity located in the constellation Leo. "Close" meaning that both fir nicely on the imaging chip with this telescope...located approximately 35 million light years away. It is suggested that the three galaxies in the Leo triplet may have interacted with each other causing some external disturbances.

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M-65/66 LRGB SRO, sreilly24590