Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
The Leo Triplet (M66 Group), Pete Strakey
The Leo Triplet (M66 Group)
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The Leo Triplet (M66 Group)

The Leo Triplet (M66 Group), Pete Strakey
The Leo Triplet (M66 Group)
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The Leo Triplet (M66 Group)

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6.5 hours of imaging with a f3.9 Newtonian with coma corrector. Canon 500D with cold finger mod and Losmandy G11 mount.The Leo Triplet (also known as the M66 Group) is a small group of galaxies about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628. (from Wikipedia) The edge-on galaxy on the left (NGC 3628) is also known as the Hamburger galaxy.

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The Leo Triplet (M66 Group), Pete Strakey