Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  IC 2684  ·  IC 2694  ·  IC 2704  ·  IC 2708  ·  IC 2745  ·  IC 2752  ·  IC 2754  ·  IC 2761  ·  IC 2762  ·  IC 2765  ·  IC 2769  ·  IC 2782  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
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The Leo Triplet, Chase Newtson
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The Leo Triplet

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The Leo Triplet

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First attempt at this target, always wanted to try it but never had a southern view while it was up in the night sky.  I'm sure I need a lot more data to really make it a decent photo, but for now it's a good start in my eyes.

The Leo Triplet, also known as the M66 Group, is a group of galaxies located about 35 million light-years away, and consists of the galaxies NGC 3628, Messier 65 and Messier 66.

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The Leo Triplet, Chase Newtson