Tony Hallas captured this magnificent image of Leo’s Triplet (M66 Group) with his SVX180T. Seen within this galaxy group are spiral galaxies M65, M66 and NGC 3628. Located 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo, these galactic disks are tilted at different angles when seen from Earth. NGC 3628 appears edge-on, while M65 and M66 are inclined enough to reveal their spiral nature.

Telescope: SVX180T

References:

Wikipedia contributors. (2023, February 26). Leo Triplet. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Triplet

Sky & Telescope. (2021, April 8). Leo Triplet Galaxy Group - Sky & Telescope. https://skyandtelescope.org/online-gallery/leo-triplet-galaxy-group/