Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Draco (Dra)  ·  Contains:  HD139455  ·  NGC 5976  ·  NGC 5981  ·  NGC 5982  ·  NGC 5985
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The Triplet in Draco, Andre Vilhena
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The Triplet in Draco

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The Triplet in Draco

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NGC 5985, NGC 5982 and NGC 5981 are three galaxies in the constellation Draco, collectively known as Draco Triplet. This triplet is less known than Leo Triplet and unlike it, most probably these three galaxies are not interacting with each other.

These galaxies are part of a larger group of galaxies known as the NGC 5982 Cluster.

The integration time is not as much as I think it would be needed given the Bortle 8 location it was taken from and, as a result, I was only able to process it reasonably after several attempts.

Shot at Barcarena, Portugal (Bortle 8) on May.27th and Jun.20th, 2022.

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The Triplet in Draco, Andre Vilhena

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