Photo of the Day 8th April 2026.

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I did not have enough #black #RIT #dye for my #militarySurplus #m65 #jacket, so it is #purple. I like it

The Leo Triplet
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The Leo Triplet - one of the spring sky's most iconic galaxy groups, some 35 million light-years away in Leo.

Three spiral galaxies in a single field of view: NGC 3628, the Hamburger Galaxy, seen perfectly edge-on with its striking dust lane and tidally warped disk. M65 with well-defined spiral arms and a bright core. M66, the brightest member, showing asymmetric arms distorted by billions of years of gravitational interaction.

Scope: Askar 103APO
Lens: Askar 1.0x Flattener
Camera: ZWO ASI 294MC Pro
Filter: Svbony UV/IR-Cut
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ-EQ5-GT
Guiding: SkyWatcher Evoguide 50ED with ZWO ASI 224MC
Controller: ZWO ASIAir Pro
Focusser: ZWO EAF

Integration time: 4hrs 20min

Full version and print available at:
https://adfr.io/astro/20260322_leo_triplet

#astrophotography #leotriplet #m65 #m66 #ngc3628 #galaxies #deepsky #springsky #leo #cosmos #nightsky

Here is what came out of the observation of #NGC3628 #TheHamburgerGalaxy. At the bottom right you can make out #M65 and to the bottom of the image #M66. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

The moon is almost full so it seems the moonlight affected the observation of #M66 / #M65 #Galaxies. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

Also re-imaged #M65 / #M66 / #NGC3628 #Galaxies - #LeoTriplett. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

#mastersweightlifting #weightlifting #m65-69 #bw74

Photo of the Day 17th January 2026.

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