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The Leo Galaxy Trio
A famous triplet of spiral galaxies:  Lower right - Messier 66; upper right, Messier 65; lower left, NGC 3628.  All about 35 million light years away in the constellation Leo the Lion.

The Leo Galaxy Trio

A famous triplet of spiral galaxies: Lower right - Messier 66; upper right, Messier 65; lower left, NGC 3628. All about 35 million light years away in the constellation Leo the Lion.




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Filename:M66_20150320_LRGB1A.jpg
Album name:27telp / Galaxies
Location and Date:OCA site near Anza, CA, March 20, 2015
Equipment:William Optics FLT-132 refractor, Astro-Physics 1200GTO mount, QSI 583ws CCD, Borg 50mm guide scope, Starlight Xpress Lodestar guide camera
Settings:11 300-second exposures in Luminance, bin 1x1; 11 300-second exposures in Red, Green and Blue, bin 2x2
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