Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
Leo Triplet Widefield, Graeme Coates
Leo Triplet Widefield
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Leo Triplet Widefield

Leo Triplet Widefield, Graeme Coates
Leo Triplet Widefield
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Leo Triplet Widefield

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Description

A classic group of galaxies consisting of M65, M66 and NGC3628, including the faint tidal tail of the latter that extends out towards IC2787.

There are many smaller members of the IC, LEDA and SDSS catalogues in the background of the image, as well as several small distant galaxy clusters.

Taken in Feb 2020 and May 2020 from EEYE Extremadura.

Capture: G Coates & P Tribe

Processing: G Coates

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Leo Triplet Widefield, Graeme Coates

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