M65, M66, and NGC 3628 – The Leo Triplet

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, M66, and NGC 3628.. The distance is approximately 35 million lightyears.

M66 and M65 — M66 and M65
An early attempt to capture the galaxies in the Leo Triplet. Messier 65 (NGC 3623) to the right is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. Messier 66 (NGC 3627) to the left is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 36 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. Photographed with CPC925 reflector telescope and Nikon D800 DSLR camera in Åva, March 2016. Exposure was 18*90s at ISO800. Autoguiding with PHD2.

M65, M66, and NGC 3628, The Leo Triplet — M65, M66, and NGC 3628, The Leo Triplet
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, M66, and NGC 3628. The distance is approximately 35 million lightyears. Photographed woth APO 107mm refractor telescope and Nikon D800 DSLR camera in Åva, March 2018.

M65, M66, and NGC 3628, The Leo Triplet — M65, M66, and NGC 3628, The Leo Triplet
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, M66, and NGC 3628. The distance is approximately 35 million lightyears. Photographed woth APO 107mm refractor telescope and Nikon D800 DSLR camera in Åva, March 2018.

M65, M66, and NGC 3628, The Leo Triplet — M65, M66, and NGC 3628, The Leo Triplet
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, M66, and NGC 3628.. The distance is approximately 35 million lightyears. Photographed with APO 107mm refractor and ASI 2600MC camera in Åva, April 2021. Exposure was 40*2min without any filter.

M65, M66, and NGC 3628, The Leo Triplet — M65, M66, and NGC 3628, The Leo Triplet
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, M66, and NGC 3628.. The distance is approximately 35 million lightyears. Photographed with APO 107mm refractor and ASI 2600MC camera in Åva, April 2021. Exposure was 40*2min without any filter.