| This exciting trio of galaxies are gravitationally bound and are an estimated 100 million LY from Earth! They represent three distinct types of galaxies; NGC 5985 is a barred spiral (left), NGC 5982 is an elliptical galaxy (center), and NGC 5981 is an edge-on spiral galaxy (right). They are located in the constellation of Draco. |
| Date: | April 20, 2007 |
| Optics: | WO ZS 105mm f/7 Apo Refractor - Baader IR Filter |
| Camera: | Canon Digital Rebel 300D / Modified (Hap Griffin) |
| Exposure: | 100 Minutes / 20x300s @ 800ASA |
| Guiding: | Manually guided on a 14" Meade LX200 |
| Location: | Skyhawk Observatory, West Bend, WI |
| Photo By: | Rick Kazmierski |
