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M65 and M66 are two spiral galaxies in the Leo constellation, around 31 and 35 million light years from earth respectively.
If you look closely, the spiral arms of M66 (the bottom left galaxy) appear to be slighty displaced/lobsided compared to the overall disk. So why is that?
While it's difficult to be 100% certain (we can't exactly roll back time), what likely happened is that M66 had violent gravitational interaction with its two neighbour galaxies (there's one more a bit out of frame) around 800 million to a billion years ago. As the galaxies got closer and closer together, they quite literally tore each other apart to an extent before finally drifting off to their current positions. The lobsided spiral arms of M66 are a result of this interaction.
Image acquisition details:
9x900" HA
22x900" Luminance
12x900" Red
12x900" Green
12x900" Blue
M65 on the left is at a distance of 41 million light years and M66 on the right is slightly closer at a distance of 35 million light years.
Canon EOS 60D Ha Modified @ ISO 1600.
80x30 sec unguided subs with calibration frames added.
Celestron C11 at f6.3.
Tracked on a Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 mount.
Imaged from suburbia.
Processed in APP and finished off in LR.
NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 35 million light years away in the constellation of Leo. It is part of the Leo triplet, which is a small group of galaxies including M65 and M66.
Towards the upper middle of this image you can see a faint tidal tail - This is approximately 300,000 light years in length.
The galaxy was first discovered by William Herschel in 1784.
Details
M: Mesu 200
T: TMB 152/1200
C: QSI690 Chroma RGB, IDAS LP for luminance
102x1200s Luminance
75x300s in Red, Green and Blue
Totalling 52 hours and 45 minutes in exposure time.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslingden_Grane
Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors. It is easily accessible via the B6232 Grane Road which links to the M65 motorway and the A56. It contains three reservoirs: (west to east) Calf Hey Reservoir, Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir.
Prior to the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of 1,300 and was the centre of an illegal whisky distilling industry. The remains of some buildings can still be seen. Much quarrying has taken place in the past and continues at Jamestone Quarry.
The valley is overlooked to the north by Oswaldtwistle Moor and to the south by Musbury Heights. The attractive moorland scenery makes it a popular place for walking especially through the well known Fairy Glen beauty spot, there is an information centre, parking and cafe at Clough Head.
M65, M66, and NGC 3628 (commonly referred to as the Leo Triplet) is a group of galaxies in the Leo constellation, around 35 million light years from earth.
Image acquisition details:
110x120" Luminance
100x120" Red
100x120" Green
95x120" Blue
The three galaxies M65 (top right), M66 (bottom right) and NGC 3628 (left) comprise the famous Leo Triplet in the zodiacal constellation Leo.
M65 is a highly inclined spiral galaxy with a prominent dust lane extending across its disk, visible through moderate-sized telescopes. M66 is a spiral galaxy with two bright arms which loop outward from the nucleus. Its spiral arms are deformed and distorted, probably due to gravitational interactions with its neighbors.
The 10th magnitude spiral galaxy NGC 3628 is a galaxy seen edge-on. It is about 100,000 light years across and the strong gravitational interactions with its neighbors are likely responsible for the warp of its spiral disk. Prominent dark dust lanes bisect its puffy galactic disk and give this magnificent galaxy the nick-name "Hamburger galaxy". Long exposure photos with big telescopes reveal a giant tidal tail that stretches about 300,000 light years.
The estimated distance of the three galaxies is about 35 million light years.
M65 and M66 were discovered by Charles Messier in 1780. NGC 3628 was discovered by William Herschel in 1784.
Image Details:
Telescope: Orion EON ED 80/500 refractor
Mount: Modified Vixen Sphinx (NexSXW)
Camera: Canon EOS 20Da
Light frames: 8 x 3 mins (total: 24 mins), ISO 1600, Daylight WB, no filter
Calibration frames: Darks
Guiding: Skywatcher 80/400 refractor, Synguider autoguider
Date & Location: 14/3/2018 - Chalkidiki, Greece
Processing: DSS 4.1.1, Adobe Photoshop CS6
Object: Leo Triplet (M66 Group)
The Leo Triplet or the M66 Group is a small group of galaxies approximately 35 million light-years away and located in the constellation of Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, M66(NGC3627), and NGC3628 (The Hamburger Galaxy or Sarah’s Galaxy) .
-Acquisition Date: 2/22/2020 – 03/01/2020
-Location: Western Massachusetts
-Camera: FLI ML1620 @ -25°C
-Telescope: Astro-TECH AT130 with APM Riccardi APO Flattener 1.0x
-Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100
-Guide scope: Celestron Off Axis Guider
-Guide Camera: ASI174 mini
Filters:
Astrodon Gen II E Filters
Luminance: 72 x 120sec (144 min)
Red: 81 x 120sec (162 min)
Green: 72 x 120sec (144 min)
Blue: 78 x 120sec (156 min)
Total Exposure:606 min. (10.1hr)
Limiting Magnitude: 5.1
Processed in Pixinsight 1.8.8-5 and Adobe PS5
Frames recorded at DeepSkyWest with a Takahashi FSQ106EDXIII and QSI683.
L: 32x900s
RGB: (12, 13, 15)x600s
Copyright: R. Colombari
Note: Comet 67P was passing through the field. Its passage is visible near the tidal tail of NGC3628
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Leo Triplet
Explanation: A mere 30 million light-years away, large spiral galaxy NGC 3628 (center left) shares its neighborhood in the local Universe with two other large spirals, in a magnificent grouping otherwise known as the Leo Triplet. In fact, fellow trio member M65 is near the center right edge of this deep cosmic group portrait, with M66 just above it and to the left. But, perhaps most intriguing is the spectacular tail stretching down for about 300,000 light-years from NGC 3628's warped, edge-on disk. Known as a tidal tail, the structure has been drawn out of the galaxy by gravitational tides during brief but violent past interactions with its large neighbors. Not often imaged so distinctly, the tidal tail is composed of young bluish star clusters and star-forming regions.
Source: APOD
1947 Miles M65 Gemini 1A G-AKHP
Old Warden Drive in Airshow 6th September 2020
Photo taken at Shuttleworth Old Warden Aerodrome Biggleswade Bedfordshire UK
BAE_2229
DESCRIPTION: The Leo Triplet, M65, M66, NGC3628, constellation Leo. RA (center) 11h 20 min, DEC 13° 15’, FOV approx 1,9°x 1,3°.
GEAR: Nikon Z7 Kolari Full Spectrum + Nikkor 500/5,6 PF, Astronomic UV/IR/L2 Clip in filter, Astroklar light pollution filter, Dew heater strip, tracking mount iOptron CEM60EC
ACQUISITION: march 22, 2022, Struz, CZ, Subexposure 180s, f 5,6, ISO 1600, Interval 15 s, RAW-L, Lights 21x, Darks 20x, Bias 20x, Flats 20x, DarkFlats 15x. Total exposure time 63 min. Night, breeze, 3° C, no Moon, Backyard - Light pollution - Bortle 5.
STACKING AND POST PROCESSING: AstroPixelProcessor (stacking, background neutralisation, light pollution removal, calibrate background and stars colours), Adobe Photoshop CC 2022 (stretching, black and white point settings, star reduction, enhance DSO, deep space noise reduction, contrast setting and sharpening). Cropped 4,7x, image size 3840 x 2560 px.
1947 Miles M65 Gemini 1A G-AKHP
Old Warden Drive in Airshow 6th September 2020
Photo taken at Shuttleworth Old Warden Aerodrome Biggleswade Bedfordshire UK
BAE_2231
Oi meninas!! como foi o natal de vcs? espero que maravilhoso. Espero também que esse novo ano venha repleto de coisas boas e muitas idéias na cabeça para criarmos muitas e muitas coisas lindas!!!
Bem, nessa unha usei o Bianco Puríssimo (Risqué) + prata da Passe Nati + carimbo Konad placa m65 e alguns brilhinhos em cima do branco (não consegui captar na foto) :(
Ao vivo está tão mais bonito... que pena que não consigo tirar uma foto boa. Ainda farei algum curso de fotografia, pois assim não é possível.
Fiz hoje essas unhas e espero que dure até a sexta-feira, pois foi feita especialmente para o novo ano.
Meninas, espero que gostem, pois achei tão lindinha... modéstiaaaaaa heim? mas quando fica feio eu também falo, ou então nem posto as fotos. kkkk.
Bjs em todas e um FELIZ 2011!!!!!!
I wonder what the early snowfall indicates? - a long and cold winter? It rarely snows before Christmas in the UK. When it has done in the last decade it then snows a few times.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslingden_Grane
Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors. It is easily accessible via the B6232 Grane Road which links to the M65 motorway and the A56. It contains three reservoirs: (west to east) Calf Hey Reservoir, Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir.
Prior to the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of 1,300 and was the centre of an illegal whisky distilling industry. The remains of some buildings can still be seen. Much quarrying has taken place in the past and continues at Jamestone Quarry.
The valley is overlooked to the north by Oswaldtwistle Moor and to the south by Musbury Heights. The attractive moorland scenery makes it a popular place for walking especially through the well known Fairy Glen beauty spot, there is an information centre, parking and cafe at Clough Head.
Trio of galaxies in the constellation of Leo the Lion, approximately 35 million light years away.
Telescope: 11" Celestron EdgeHD w/Hyperstar
Camera: QHY23M
Mount: CGEM-DX
Lum- 21x120sec
Red-15x120s
Green-15x120s
Blue-15x120s
Images taken on 1/5/16, 1/7/16, 1/27/16 & 2/1/16
winter season is over, now it is galaxy time. in anticipation of my new telescope i ordered i tried my best on M65, M66 and NGC 3628, better known as Leo Triplet. as soon as i made myself familiar with the new scope (btw a Skywatcher 200 PDS newtonian) i will try this DSO again with a little more focal length :)
Cam: Canon 50Da
Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit ED80
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5Pro
Guiding: 50/180 guiding scope with ToupTek cam and PHD2
60x180sec RGB @ISO1000
fully calibrated
stack in APP, edit in PS
shot under a bortle 5+ sky at a 58% waning moon
Le Trio du Lion.
Megrez72 + Reducteur Flatner III + Ircut. ASI 1600MC 30x180s.
Traitement SIRIL.
Pilotage en remote avec Stellarmate.
The Leo Triplet, known as the M66 Group, is located in the constellation of Leo. They are around 35 million light years distant. The galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65(bottom left), M66(top left), and NGC 3628.
EQ6-R-PRO
150mm Esprit with dedicated corrector
QHY294PROM Gain 1600 Offset 30 -20C
Baader 2" LRGB filter set
90 x 120sec Luminance
10 x 240sec each channel RGB.
Darks and Flats
Acquisition time 5hrs
Processed using Straton Star Removal, Pixinsight and Photoshop.
ASI 294 MC PRO.
72 ED Skywatcher con reductor/aplanador 0.85.
Star Adventurer.
Guiado Asi 120mm Mini.
Ganancia 123/ 30 offset/ -10ºc
41x300s
L-Pro
Bortle 8.
PixInsight, Topaz Denoise AI.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslingden_Grane
Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors. It is easily accessible via the B6232 Grane Road which links to the M65 motorway and the A56. It contains three reservoirs: (west to east) Calf Hey Reservoir, Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir.
Prior to the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of 1,300 and was the centre of an illegal whisky distilling industry. The remains of some buildings can still be seen. Much quarrying has taken place in the past and continues at Jamestone Quarry.
The valley is overlooked to the north by Oswaldtwistle Moor and to the south by Musbury Heights. The attractive moorland scenery makes it a popular place for walking especially through the well known Fairy Glen beauty spot, there is an information centre, parking and cafe at Clough Head.
Mount: Losmandy G11
Imaging Camera: Canon 6D (stock)
OTA: Celestron C11 @ f6
Guiding: None
Total Integration: 23min (30 subs, ISO 6400, 45secs each)
Calibration Frames: Dark: 10, Bias: 10
I wonder what the early snowfall indicates? - a long and cold winter? It rarely snows before Christmas in the UK. When it has done in the last decade it then snows a few times.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslingden_Grane
Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors. It is easily accessible via the B6232 Grane Road which links to the M65 motorway and the A56. It contains three reservoirs: (west to east) Calf Hey Reservoir, Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir.
Prior to the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of 1,300 and was the centre of an illegal whisky distilling industry. The remains of some buildings can still be seen. Much quarrying has taken place in the past and continues at Jamestone Quarry.
The valley is overlooked to the north by Oswaldtwistle Moor and to the south by Musbury Heights. The attractive moorland scenery makes it a popular place for walking especially through the well known Fairy Glen beauty spot, there is an information centre, parking and cafe at Clough Head.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslingden_Grane
Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors. It is easily accessible via the B6232 Grane Road which links to the M65 motorway and the A56. It contains three reservoirs: (west to east) Calf Hey Reservoir, Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir.
Prior to the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of 1,300 and was the centre of an illegal whisky distilling industry. The remains of some buildings can still be seen. Much quarrying has taken place in the past and continues at Jamestone Quarry.
The valley is overlooked to the north by Oswaldtwistle Moor and to the south by Musbury Heights. The attractive moorland scenery makes it a popular place for walking especially through the well known Fairy Glen beauty spot, there is an information centre, parking and cafe at Clough Head.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslingden_Grane
Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors. It is easily accessible via the B6232 Grane Road which links to the M65 motorway and the A56. It contains three reservoirs: (west to east) Calf Hey Reservoir, Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir.
Prior to the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of 1,300 and was the centre of an illegal whisky distilling industry. The remains of some buildings can still be seen. Much quarrying has taken place in the past and continues at Jamestone Quarry.
The valley is overlooked to the north by Oswaldtwistle Moor and to the south by Musbury Heights. The attractive moorland scenery makes it a popular place for walking especially through the well known Fairy Glen beauty spot, there is an information centre, parking and cafe at Clough Head.
The M6 is a short metropolitan route in Cape Town, South Africa. It connects the Cape Town CBD with Glencairn on the False Bay coast via Sea Point, Camps Bay and Hout Bay. It is an alternative route to the M4 for travel between Cape Town CBD and Glencairn, with the M6 passing west of Table Mountain and through Chapman's Peak.
The M6 begins at a junction with the M62 (Buitengracht Street) in the Cape Town CBD, at the location of the Foreshore Freeway Bridge. It begins by heading west-north-west as Helen Suzman Boulevard into Green Point, bypassing the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and the Cape Town Stadium. Immediately after Green Point, the M6 reaches the West Coast (Atlantic) and turns southwards as Beach Road to follow the coast, passing through Sea Point and bypassing Table Mountain and its National Park to the west.
In the southern part of Sea Point, at a roundabout, the M6 turns east to become Queens Road. It meets the M61 at a roundabout before returning to facing southwards as Victoria Road to resume following the coast. It heads south, through Clifton, to enter Camps Bay, where it meets the M62 again.
From Camps Bay, the M6 heads southwards for 10 kilometres to reach Hout Bay, where it turns east as Victoria Road and then south as Main Road, where it meets the M63. It resumes southwards, becoming Chapmans Peak Drive, to pass through the Chapman's Peak Hiking & Marine Trail, where a tollgate is situated.
From the tollgate, the M6 heads southwards to Noordhoek, where it turns to the south-south-east as Noordhoek Main Road. It reaches Sun Valley, where it meets the south-western terminus of the M64 (Ou Kaapse Weg). It then meets the M65 (Kommetjie Road) and turns to the south-east as Glencairn Expressway. It enters Glencairn, where it ends at a junction with the M4 (Main Road).
M65 - M66 - NGC 3628: Leo Triplet
Optics: Skyrover 130SA 130mm f/5 Refractor
Camera: ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
Blue: 42x300 sec
Green: 39x300 sec
Lum: 58x300 sec
Red: 42x300 sec
starbase.insightobservatory.com/home
nova.astrometry.net/user_images/11726687#annotated
Calibration
Center (RA, Dec):(169.427, 13.151)
Center (RA, hms):11h 17m 42.536s
Center (Dec, dms):+13° 09' 04.980"
Size:1.91 x 1.56 deg
Radius:1.233 deg
Pixel scale:1.19 arcsec/pixel
Tags:
The star n Leo
73 Leo
NGC 3593
NGC 3623
M 65
NGC 3627
M 66
NGC 3628
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslingden_Grane
Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors. It is easily accessible via the B6232 Grane Road which links to the M65 motorway and the A56. It contains three reservoirs: (west to east) Calf Hey Reservoir, Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir.
Prior to the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of 1,300 and was the centre of an illegal whisky distilling industry. The remains of some buildings can still be seen. Much quarrying has taken place in the past and continues at Jamestone Quarry.
The valley is overlooked to the north by Oswaldtwistle Moor and to the south by Musbury Heights. The attractive moorland scenery makes it a popular place for walking especially through the well known Fairy Glen beauty spot, there is an information centre, parking and cafe at Clough Head.
NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy or Sarah's Galaxy, is an unbarred spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. It has an approximately 300,000 light-years long tidal tail. Along with M65 and M66, NGC 3628 forms the Leo Triplet, a small group of galaxies. Its most conspicuous feature is the broad and obscuring band of dust located along the outer edge of its spiral arms, effectively transecting the galaxy to the view from Earth.
Due to the presence of an x-shaped bulge, visible in multiple wavelengths, it has been argued that NGC 3628 is instead a barred spiral galaxy with the bar seen end-on. Simulations have shown that bars often form in disk galaxies during interactions and mergers, and NGC 3628 is known to be interacting with its two large neighbors.Ngc 3628 Hamburger
12 "Truss RC telescope reduced to 1790
Moravian off-axis guider and Moravian G0300 guide camera
Celestron 80/600 guide tube with Asi Zwo 224
Moravian G2 8300 camera with internal wheel
Ioptron Cem120 mount
Moonlite focuser and 3.5 "electronic rotator
Electronic temperature control and anti-condensation bands
Cls ccd, R, G, B, Ha 6nm filters, all Astronomik
Shooting data:
101x240s Cls CCD
15x600s Ha
31x240s R
31x240s G
31x240s B
Processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop, star spikes, astronomy tools
I wonder what the early snowfall indicates? - a long and cold winter? It rarely snows before Christmas in the UK. When it has done in the last decade it then snows a few times.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslingden_Grane
Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors. It is easily accessible via the B6232 Grane Road which links to the M65 motorway and the A56. It contains three reservoirs: (west to east) Calf Hey Reservoir, Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir.
Prior to the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of 1,300 and was the centre of an illegal whisky distilling industry. The remains of some buildings can still be seen. Much quarrying has taken place in the past and continues at Jamestone Quarry.
The valley is overlooked to the north by Oswaldtwistle Moor and to the south by Musbury Heights. The attractive moorland scenery makes it a popular place for walking especially through the well known Fairy Glen beauty spot, there is an information centre, parking and cafe at Clough Head.
Leo Triplet galaxies (M65, M66 & NGC3628)
L-RGB
Bin1x1 L:2h36mn, Bin2x2 R:21mn, G:30mn & B:18mm exposure time
200/1000 mm Newton telescope
Camera ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
Preprocessing with SIRIL
Image processing with Photoshop
Final touch with Lightroom
"The Leo Triplet, or the M66 Group, is a group of interacting spiral galaxies located in the northern constellation Leo. The group consists of the galaxies Messier 65, Messier 66 and NGC 3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy. The Leo Triplet lies at an approximate distance of 35 million light years from Earth."
Askar 120APO: 840mm f/7
ZWO ASI533MC Cooled Color Camera at -20C
Guided on ZWO AM5
51x180s with UV/IR cut filter
Processed with PixInsight, Ps
ASI 294 MC PRO.
72 ED Skywatcher con reductor/aplanador 0.85.
Star Adventurer.
Guiado Asi 120mm Mini.
Ganancia 123/ 30 offset/ -10ºc
41x300s
L-Pro
Bortle 8.
PixInsight, Topaz Denoise AI.
I wonder what the early snowfall indicates? - a long and cold winter? It rarely snows before Christmas in the UK. When it has done in the last decade it then snows a few times.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslingden_Grane
Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors. It is easily accessible via the B6232 Grane Road which links to the M65 motorway and the A56. It contains three reservoirs: (west to east) Calf Hey Reservoir, Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir.
Prior to the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of 1,300 and was the centre of an illegal whisky distilling industry. The remains of some buildings can still be seen. Much quarrying has taken place in the past and continues at Jamestone Quarry.
The valley is overlooked to the north by Oswaldtwistle Moor and to the south by Musbury Heights. The attractive moorland scenery makes it a popular place for walking especially through the well known Fairy Glen beauty spot, there is an information centre, parking and cafe at Clough Head.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslingden_Grane
Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors. It is easily accessible via the B6232 Grane Road which links to the M65 motorway and the A56. It contains three reservoirs: (west to east) Calf Hey Reservoir, Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir.
Prior to the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of 1,300 and was the centre of an illegal whisky distilling industry. The remains of some buildings can still be seen. Much quarrying has taken place in the past and continues at Jamestone Quarry.
The valley is overlooked to the north by Oswaldtwistle Moor and to the south by Musbury Heights. The attractive moorland scenery makes it a popular place for walking especially through the well known Fairy Glen beauty spot, there is an information centre, parking and cafe at Clough Head.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslingden_Grane
Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors. It is easily accessible via the B6232 Grane Road which links to the M65 motorway and the A56. It contains three reservoirs: (west to east) Calf Hey Reservoir, Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir.
Prior to the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of 1,300 and was the centre of an illegal whisky distilling industry. The remains of some buildings can still be seen. Much quarrying has taken place in the past and continues at Jamestone Quarry.
The valley is overlooked to the north by Oswaldtwistle Moor and to the south by Musbury Heights. The attractive moorland scenery makes it a popular place for walking especially through the well known Fairy Glen beauty spot, there is an information centre, parking and cafe at Clough Head.
Last quick pass of the night. A trio of galaxies... M65, M66, and NGC3628. Just an hour of data.... needs about 3-4 hours.
I wonder what the early snowfall indicates? - a long and cold winter? It rarely snows before Christmas in the UK. When it has done in the last decade it then snows a few times.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslingden_Grane
Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors. It is easily accessible via the B6232 Grane Road which links to the M65 motorway and the A56. It contains three reservoirs: (west to east) Calf Hey Reservoir, Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir.
Prior to the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of 1,300 and was the centre of an illegal whisky distilling industry. The remains of some buildings can still be seen. Much quarrying has taken place in the past and continues at Jamestone Quarry.
The valley is overlooked to the north by Oswaldtwistle Moor and to the south by Musbury Heights. The attractive moorland scenery makes it a popular place for walking especially through the well known Fairy Glen beauty spot, there is an information centre, parking and cafe at Clough Head.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslingden_Grane
Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors. It is easily accessible via the B6232 Grane Road which links to the M65 motorway and the A56. It contains three reservoirs: (west to east) Calf Hey Reservoir, Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir.
Prior to the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of 1,300 and was the centre of an illegal whisky distilling industry. The remains of some buildings can still be seen. Much quarrying has taken place in the past and continues at Jamestone Quarry.
The valley is overlooked to the north by Oswaldtwistle Moor and to the south by Musbury Heights. The attractive moorland scenery makes it a popular place for walking especially through the well known Fairy Glen beauty spot, there is an information centre, parking and cafe at Clough Head.
NGC3628 is also known as the Hamburger Galaxy and is located in the constellation of Leo about 35 million light years away. Along with M65 and M66 it forms a part of the famous Leo Triplet. It is about 100,000 light years across and has a faint tidal tail about 300,000 light years long, a small portion of which can be seen starting from the upper left corner of the galaxy and extending to the left edge of the screen. it has a prominent dust lane bisecting the main body of the galaxy.
Leo Triplet M66-M65-NGC3628 - Galaxies - Constellation Leo The Leo Triplet is composed of the spiral galaxies M66, M65 and NGC3628, they are in interaction with each other and a neutral hydrogen halo connects them, a sign of a close encounter that took place 800 million years ago. The triplet is about 35 million light years from us and is located in the constellation Leo. M66 the largest and brightest of the complex is also known as NGC3627 was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780. Quite easy to locate halfway between the stars θ Leonis and ι Leonis. In order to appreciate some of its details, it is necessary to have a telescope with an aperture of at least 150mm. Visible from both hemispheres, the best period for its observation is between February and August. M65 also known as NGC3623 was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 at the same time as M66, Charles Messier described it as a very faint and starless nebula. 22 million light years away from us, it is estimated to have a diameter of about 70,000 light years and a mass equal to 85 billion solar masses. NGC3628 third component of the triplet is less luminous than the others, but very extensive, crossed in its length by a long luminous band, it is about 35 million light years from us, it was discovered in 1784 by William Herschel.