Copyright © 2009 Larry Phillips
M65 and M66, Galaxies in the constellation Leo
Distance: 35 million light years.
Size: N/A
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM
Telescope: Astrophysics Starfire 140 EDT F7.5
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO with Advanced Telescope Systems portable pier
Images: Exposure was 86 sub images @ 10 minutes each of 21 clear, 21 red, 24 green, and 22 blue for a total exposure time of 14 hours and 50 minutes.
Date: March 2009
Software: Camera, mount, and guider control - CCD Commander & MaximDL, Calibration and stacking - CCDStack, further processing in Photoshop CS4.