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Observation by Dean Ashton: Gravitationally Bound Galaxies - M65 and...

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Dean Ashton

Observer

Dean Ashton

Observed

2019 Mar 25 - 22:21

Uploaded

2019 Mar 31 - 21:29

Objects

M65
M66

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 11h19m
Dec: +13°03'
Position angle: -5°31'

Field size

0°25' × 0°19'

Equipment
  • Celestron 235mm (9.25") EdgeHD
  • Celestron CGEM Mount
  • Celestron Nightscape 10100 CCD
Exposure

65x600-seconds binned 1x1

Location

St Austell, Cornwall UK

Target name

M65 and M66

Title

Gravitationally Bound Galaxies - M65 and M66

About this image

Two of the three galaxies in the Leo triplet, M65 and M66.  The images were captured over four nights on the 25, 26th, 27th and 29th March.  60x600s images were stacked to give a total of 10-hours of image integration.  

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