M65-M66 APOD
M65-M66 2/3 of the Leo Trio
Selected as NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day June 15 2012
M66 and M65 2/3 of the Leo Trio lies apromimatly 35 million light years away in the constellation Leo. M66 is about 100,000 light years across and M65 is about 120,000 in diameter. These were discovered in 1780 by Charles Messier.
M66 Crop
M65 Crop
M65-M66 10min Luminosity Subframes 10 x 45 = 450 min combined image
M65-M66 10min Red Subframes 10 x 13 = 130 min combined image
M65-M66 20min Ha Subframes 20 x 8 = 160 min combined image
M65-M66 10min Green Subframes 10 x 9 = 90 min combined image
M65-M66 10min Blue Subframes 10 x 7 = 70 min combined image
Scope Planewave 17in
Camera Apogee U16
Mount Paramount ME
Filters Astrodon LRGB Ha5nm
Exposures R2hrs G1.5hrs B1.5hrs L 7.5Hrs Ha 3hrs Ha 20min subs LRGB 10min subs
Location Sierra Nevada Mountains CA. Heavens Mirror Observatory SRO 2012