M65 and M66
15.4.2004

DATA
Telescope Celestron C8-SGT
Camera Casio QV-3500EX
Lens 35mm f/2
Exposure 8 X 20 s
ISO 180
Eyepiece 40mm

Focal reducer (f/6.3) was used.

Dark frame subtracted,
and stacked with Registax2. Further processing (noise removed and level adjustment) made with Photoshop.

Two spiral galaxies in Leo.
Leftmost is M66 and right is M65.
I found stars down to mag 14.7 in this image.

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