Leo Triplet (M 65, M 66, NGC 3628)
Three galaxies shaping each other through gravity.
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Buy in the shopAbout the object
The Leo Triplet consists of the galaxies M65, M66 and NGC 3628, about 35 million light years away. Their mutual gravity distorts their shapes – NGC 3628, seen edge-on, has a warped dust lane and trails a faint tail of stars.
How the image was made
- Captured
- 7 April 2026 (start, several nights)
- Total exposure
- 8 h 57 min (179 × 180 s)
- Camera
- ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
- Focal length
- 898 mm
- Mount
- ZWO AM5N
- Location
- Banská Bystrica, Slovakia (home observatory)
- Calibration & stacking
- Siril 1.4.2-HF1
- Processing
- Adobe Lightroom 9.3 (Windows)
Data from the original file’s metadata or from the author.