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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

 

www.jochenmaes.com

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.

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

 

www.jochenmaes.com

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.

 

www.astrobin.com/251880/

 

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

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.

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_2229

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!!!!!!

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

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.

RC8 @ 1090 mm, ASI294MC

305 X 60"

NINA, Pixinsight

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

  

Le Trio du Lion.

Megrez72 + Reducteur Flatner III + Ircut. ASI 1600MC 30x180s.

Traitement SIRIL.

Pilotage en remote avec Stellarmate.

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

Displaying at The Shuttleworth Collection Vintage Airshow 2021.

1947 Miles M65 Gemini 1A G-AKHP

Photo Taken at Little Gransden Airshow 29th August 2021

BAG_5491

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.

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.

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).

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 - 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

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

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.

Description: 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 NGC 3628 (the edge-on galaxy to the left), M65 (upper right), and M66 (lower right).

 

Equipment:

ZWO ASI6200MM-P/EFW 2" x 7 (LRGB)

TeleVue NP101is/NPR-2073 (4" f/4.3)

Losmandy G11

 

Software:

Captured in NINA

Processed in PixInsight

 

Integration:

L: 137 x 90s = 01:15

R: 36 x 90s = 00:54

G: 40 x 90s = 01:00

B: 40 x 90s = 01:00

Total integration: 4:09.

Superpower in the form of Colas 56113 & 56090 'Grids' for 6E32 seen here screaming past the remnants of the old staggered platforms at Rose Grove station.

Hard to believe this was taken seven years ago virtually to the day, the 'Preston Tanks' as we called them finished running on November 1st 2024. The wagon lease with VTG was due to finish and the revised cost made the working prohibitively expensive ... yet another flow lost to road.

* Rose Grove (10F) steam shed was located behind the trees on the right where now exists the M65 motorway.

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.

"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

 

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.

 

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.

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.

Gravitationally bound to one another. Hamburger galaxy NGC 3628 (top Left) Barred Spiral Galaxy M66,(bottom) Spiral Galaxy M65.(right) Located 30milliom lightyears from Earth in the Leo Constellation

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.

Alpine M65 1969 #1719

L'Alpine M65 n'a qu'un seul objectif : être la meilleure aux 24 Heures du Mans 1965. Finement profilée, elle peut atteindre 268 km/h. Animée par un moteur à 4 cylindres en ligne de 1 296 cm3 délivrant 135 ch, cette auto ne pèse que 669 kg.

  

Passing the golf course and approaching the M65 bridge.

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