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Leo Triplet (M66 Group)

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


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