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.
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