Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  HD98172  ·  HD98388  ·  HD98644  ·  IC 2684  ·  IC 2694  ·  IC 2704  ·  IC 2708  ·  IC 2745  ·  IC 2752  ·  IC 2754  ·  IC 2761  ·  IC 2762  ·  IC 2769  ·  IC 2782  ·  IC 2787  ·  Leo Triplet  ·  M 65  ·  M 66  ·  NGC 3623  ·  NGC 3627  ·  NGC 3628
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M65 Group with 80mm APO Refractor, Steve Argereow
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M65 Group with 80mm APO Refractor

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M65 Group with 80mm APO Refractor

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Description

Messier 65 (M65) is an intermediate spiral galaxy that forms the Leo Triplet with the nearby Messier 66 and NGC 3628

The three galaxies are located in the constellation Leo. M65 lies at a distance of about 35 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 10.25. It has the designation NGC 3623 in the New General Catalogue.Messier 65 occupies an area of 8.079 by 2.454 arc minutes of apparent sky, which corresponds to a linear diameter of about 90,000 light years. It is one of the most popular targets among amateur astronomers as it can be seen and photographed in the same field of view as its neighbors, M66 and NGC 3628.
Information Credits:  Wikipedia

Telescope:   Meade 6000 80mm  APO Refractor  f/6.0
Meade X0.8 Reducer f/4.8
Mount  IOptron CEM40

Camera ZWOASI6200MC-Pro  Temp -10C, Binning 1 x 1, Gain 100 Offset 50     
ZWO  EFW

61 X 240 Second Exposures W/Optolong L-Pro Filter      
40 Dark Frames 30 Flats
Total Integration Time:  4 Hours  4 Minutes
Acquisition with SharpCap
Stacked with Astro Pixel Processor
Guiding PHD2
Processed with Astra Image
Photo taken from Seven Lakes, NC  Bortle 4.5

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M65 Group with 80mm APO Refractor, Steve Argereow