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Photographer:

Jon Greif

Location of Photo:

Marathon, FL, USA

Date/Time of photo:

5-1 and 5-2-2024 from 9 pm to 3 am EDT

Equipment:

ZWO SeeStar S50 "smart" scope. Processed with Pixinsight 1.8.9 software on a MacBook Pro.

Description:

More Galaxy Season images, this from Marathon in the Florida Keys: 2/3 of the Leo Trio, a small group of interacting galaxies about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. NGC 3628 is in the upper left, M66 (NGC 3627) is in the lower right, and the other member of the trio, M65 (NGC 3623), is off the screen to the right. The bright star in the upper right is HD 98388.

Website:

https://www.skyandtelescope.com/author/jgreif/

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