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NGC 3628(top), M66(left) and M65(right)
"This small group of galaxies consists of the Messier objects M65 (NGC 3623) and M66 (NGC 3627) as well as the edge-on spiral NGC 3628. These three galaxies, the heart of the M66 group, form a beautiful and photogenic group which is frequently referred to as the Leo Triplett; Halton Arp has included this group as number 317 in his Catalogue of Peculiar Galaxies (M66 is also Arp 16). Lying at a distance of some 35 million light years, it is probably physically related to the M96 group."- SEDS.ORG
Taken with a Takahashi FSQ 106EDX on a EM200 Temma 2 mount.
CCD Camera: ST2000XM with CFW10 and Astrodon I-series LRGB filters.
Total exposure: 4.8 hours, Luminance: 110mins, RGB: 60 mins each channel with 10 mins subexposure. Internally guided.
Image capture with MaxIm DL, Image processing with CCD stack and Photshop CS2.
Image taken on 2 nights with fair to poor transparency.
Taken on April 23 and 24th 2008 in Jackson, Ohio