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Photo ID 251

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Title The Leo Triplet on 4/16/2018
Caption Another new image of the Leo Triplet (clockwise from top, NGC 3628, M65, and M66), a trio of galaxies that the constellation Leo is "sitting" on.
Object Name The Leo Triplet
Messier Desig M 65
NGC Desig NGC 3628
Other Desigs M65,M66, NGC 3628
Right Ascension 11Hr 20' 43.00"
Declination 13° 11' 55.00"
Magnitude 9.20
Scope Used Orion 8" f/3.9 Imaging Newtonian
Camera Used SBIG STF-8300C
Photo Notes 6 x 300s One Shot Color, stacked in DSS 4(64-bit) and processed in Photoshop CS4
Object Type Galaxy Group/Cluster
Distance (ly) 35 Mly
Constellation Leo
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