Imaging Projects

In this blog, I will share the results of all of my imaging projects. The newest will be at the top and the oldest will be further down the stack. Going back in time here is interesting - some of my early stuff was pretty rough - but I did not see it that way at the time - I was thrilled to get anything back that looked like an image! Hopefully, you will see how my work has progressed with time!

Messier 65, 66, and NGC 3628: The Leo Triplet
Patrick A. Cosgrove Patrick A. Cosgrove

Messier 65, 66, and NGC 3628: The Leo Triplet

The Leo Triplet, also known as the M66 group, is a small group of galaxies located about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. The three prominent galaxies involved are M65 (bottom left), M66 (top left), and NGC 3628 (right). 2.9-hour integration on the William Optics 132mm Telescope Platform

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Messier 95 & Messier 96
Patrick A. Cosgrove Patrick A. Cosgrove

Messier 95 & Messier 96

hese twin Barred-Spiral Galaxies, M95 and M96, can be found in the constellation Leo. M95 is in the lower-left corner and is 33 Million Light years away. M96 in the upper right corner is 30 Million light-years away.

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