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

NGC 3628 - Die Hamburger Galaxie. Ich habe mal etwas mit den gesammelten Daten herum gespielt und das ist aktuell das Beste, was ich aus den Aufnahmen heraus holen konnte. Wahnsinn, wenn man sich überlegt, dass das Licht, was auf diesem Foto sichtbar ist, über 34.000.000 Jahre zu uns unterwegs war.

#HamburgerGalaxie #Astrofotografie #Astrophotography #ngc3628

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

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

The Leo Triplet: Above: "The Hamburger Galaxy" NGC 3628 Lower Left: M 66 Lower Right: M 65 About 35 million light years away. #astrophotography #seestar #ngc3628 #m65 #m66

Going to do a comparison between the s50 and Odyssey Pro once here are #M65 / #M66 / #NGC3628 #Galaxies - aka #TheLeoTriplet. First and third images are from the s50, while the second and forth are from the Odyssey Pro. #unistellar #odysseypro #space #astronomy #amateur #seestar #S50

Animation of #Asteroid #Flora approaching #NGC3628 the #HamburgerGalaxy in the #LeoTriplet 7th, 8th & 9th April 2025. Imaged from #Oxfordshire with a #WilliamOptics 70mm refractor + #Canon1100D Moonlight has been a real pain!

This week #Asteroid #Flora passes across #NGC3628 the #HamburgerGalaxy in the #LeoTriplet. This video shows its position from 8th-13th April. The galaxy is faint so moonlight will make it difficult visually, but it's still a decent imaging target. This is just a line of sight effect! #AsteroidTransit

This week #Asteroid #Flora passes across #NGC3628 the #HamburgerGalaxy in the #LeoTriplet. This graphic shows its position from 9th-12th April. The galaxy is faint so moonlight will make it difficult visually, but it's still a decent imaging target. This is just a line of sight effect! #AsteroidTransit

NGC3628 - the Hamburger Galaxy, 35 million light-years away.
CelestronNexStar Evolution 6 + ZWO ASI585MC Pro.
945mm, f6.3, 210 exposures of 60’’.
#telescope #telescopes #celestron #celestrontelescope #celestronnexstar #nexstarevolution #nexstarevolution6 #zwo #zwoasi #zwoasi585mc #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #galaxy #galaxies #hamburger #hamburgergalaxy #ngc #ngc3628