Leo Triplet : NGC 3628 + M65 + M66 .

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From top : NGC 3638
Lower left : M66
Lower rigt : M65

Very Deep Sky - 6200 Sec CCD Exposure - L - March 24 - 2002 - starting 20:57:39 UT.

Distance to the Leo Triplet Group : 35 000 000 Light years !

Photographers : Lars T. Mikkelsen and Thomas Balstrup from the Astronomy Class.

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Other Amateur Images of the Leo Triplet

Compare the image above with David Mahlins 3.9 Meter Telescope image of the same area (Classical Photo Technique)...