the leo triplet of galaxies

[moonshinegnomie]

the leo triplet,composed of M65,M66 and NGC 3628. these 3 galaxies are about 35 million light years away
10 hours of exposure in my yard



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[2naSalit]

1. Way cool!

[Permanut]

2. Triple wow!

[Hey Joe]

3. Beautiful!

And fascinating!

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Are they close together in fact, or only in angular distance from our POV ?

If they're actually close together -- imagine if you lived in one of those galaxies, and could see two huge, bright spiral galaxies in your night sky. Astronomy might have had a very different history in such a place.

[moonshinegnomie]

5. they are close together

at least on galaxy scales. they are all about the same distance from earth. the group may have 1 or 2 more members but scientists havent decided

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. What an astonishing and gorgeous array! You do great work. Congrats on this stunning photo. ...n/t

[JMCKUSICK]

7. I think WOW coves it pretty well. Thank you Moonshinegnomie

[Easterncedar]

8. Fabulous!

I can’t imagine how much work went into capturing this. Brilliant. Awe-inspiring.

Thank you.