Location/ Date:

Eggersdorf, GER / 10.+15.+16. May 2015

Telescope/ Lens:

10" f/4 ONTC Newton

Mount:

Celestron CGE GPS

Camera:

Atik 383L+

Exposure time:

6x1200" Astronomik Ha 6nm CCD

15x600" Astronomik L

7x300" Astronomik  RGB each

Total exposure

Descreption:

Right next to the star Denebola a small group of galaxies is located which is named Leo Triplet. The galaxies M65 and M66 are very similar to each other and are both of Hubble type Sb. Both are in a distance of about 35 million light years and have been discovered by the french astronomer Pierre Mèchain.
M66, in the lower part of the image is also known as NGC 3627. It has a diameter of about 100,000 light years and thus it is about as big our Milkyway.

Image recording:

Frank Iwaszkiewicz

Image processing