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Photographer:

a.carrozzi

Location of Photo:

New Mexico

Date/Time of photo:

Multiple nights from March to May 2024

Equipment:

Planewave CDK 14" (aperture 355 mm, focal length 2563 mm) on Astro-Phisics 1100-AE mount. Moravian C5A-100M camera. 24x300s L, 5x300s RGB all in bin 1

Description:

M65 (right) and M66 (left) are two of the interacting galaxies of the famous Leo Triplet. They are about 35 million light years away in the 'Leo spur', a small cluster of galaxies between the Local Group (where the Milky Way is located) and the Virgo Cluster.

Website:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/151655471@N07/