Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
The Leo Triplet, 404timc
The Leo Triplet
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The Leo Triplet

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The Leo Triplet

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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.

This is 6 hours of exposure (358 1-minute exposures) through RGB filters. Taken 2/21/20 in the dark skies of Sharon, Georgia.

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