Technical card
The Leo Triplet
Dates: 20. February 2021
Locations: Ibergeregg, Canton Schwyz, Switzerland
- 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.