Wikipedia says that  the Leo Triplet (also known as the M66 Group) is a small group of galaxies about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628.  Three nearby galaxies also form a nice and popular object for astro-photography and it was high time to have it here.
In the picture I have also found (see the arrow next to the galaxy NGC 3628) a quasar with redshift  z=3.82, i.e. the light travel time was more than 12 billion years !

 27.3. 2025

Optics:       NoName Newton 192/800
                   + GPU c.c.
Camera:    Atik One 6
Filters:        LRGB Baader
Mount:      SW AZEQ-6
Guider:       Lacerta MGEN, 50mm hledáček
Exposure:  26x5 min. (L)
                      8x5 min. (R, G, B each), bin 2x2
Software: PixInsight, Photoshop

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