The Leo Triplet

Dates: 20. February 2021

Locations: Ibergeregg, Canton Schwyz, Switzerland

Author: Gion Kunz

Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6R
Telescope: SharpStar 20032PNT

Exposure Details: Total integration time: ~4 hours, 120 x 30" Luminance, 360 x 30" RGB

Information from the author

The Leo Triplet (or M66 Group) is a small group of galaxies about 35 million light-years away from our planet Earth in the constellation Leo. The three galaxies, M66 / NGC3627 (bottom-left), M65 / NGC3623 (bottom-right) and NGC3628 (top) also known as the Hamburger Galaxy are not only close apparently but they all share an equal distance of roughly 30 million light-years. This means that they are actually very close to each other in space.

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