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April 1, 2011

Leo Triplet - M65 M66 NGC 3628

3RF Comanche Springs

This image was cropped from a wide angle view. 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, the M66, and NGC 3628. (Wikipedia)

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS
Hap Griffin modified with Astrodon UV/NIR Block filter
TMB 80 ED with AstroTech Field Flattener
University Optics 11x80 guidescope
Meade DSI guide camera
Celestron CGE mount
ISO 800 23 exposures @ 5 minutes each
Guided with PHD
Captured and Stacked in Nebulosity
Processed in Photoshop hide exif

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