M65, M66 & NGC3628

The Leo Trio

The Leo Trio

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M65

“Messier 65 (also known as NGC 3623) is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo, within its highly equatorial southern half. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1780.”

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M66

“Messier 66 or M66, also known as NGC 3627, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the southern, equatorial half of Leo. It was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier[8] on 1 March 1780, who described it as "very long and very faint".”

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NGC 3628

“NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy or Sarah's Galaxy, is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. It has an approximately 300,000 light-years long tidal tail.”

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Features


M65

M65

M66

M66

NGC3628

NGC3628

Annotated


M65, M66 & NGC3628 - The Leo Trio (annotated)

Details


Sky-Watcher Esprit 150 ED PRO

ZWO ASI 6200MM-Pro

52 x 600s (8.7h)

16 x 600s (2.7h)

16 x 600s (2.7h)

16 x 600s (2.7h)

62 x 600s (10.3h)

Royston, UK

January 2024

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