M65

M65 is a large and bright galaxy in Leo. Along with M66 and NGC3628, it makes a great view in a wide field refractor or newt. This image was taken while I still had an issue with pinched optics (gibbous stars).

Image info:

12"LX200 on a Losmandy Titan

Starlight Express
MX7C

18x4 mins

f/5.8

Stacked and processed in Astroart

guided with a Mintron 12V1 on a piggybacked 80mm Stellarvue AT1010

1.4.03

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