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Photographer:

Jon Greif

Location of Photo:

Alpine, CA, USA

Date/Time of photo:

April 30 - May 1, 2025, from 9 pm to 3 am PST

Equipment:

ZWO SeeStar S50 Smart Scope in Equatorial Mode, 190 30-sec subs, processed in Pixinsight.

Description:

The Leo Triplet (also known as the M66 Group) is a small group of galaxies about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65 (bottom right), M66 (bottom left), and the edge-on galaxy NGC 3628 at the top.

Website:

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