Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  HD98388  ·  IC 2694  ·  IC 2745  ·  IC 2763  ·  IC 2782  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
Leo Trio - A Clown Face, AstroDarkSky
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Leo Trio - A Clown Face

Leo Trio - A Clown Face, AstroDarkSky
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Leo Trio - A Clown Face

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3 large (close) galaxies and a number of smaller spirals surrounding it... There's a lot of literal space between the interesting topics but if you align it a certain way, it looks like two eyes, a mouth and a nose. This is all LRGB and what is interesting from a scientific standpoint is the coloration between the two 'eyes' NGC3623 and NGC 3627. There is a distinct bluer color from one and a yellow hue with the other. Galaxy age playing a part in that with younger blue stars vs. older stars or a tighter spiral? Curious what the official reason is.

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Leo Trio - A Clown Face, AstroDarkSky