Leo duo

Just a quick image of M65-M66 in Leo taken last 2 nights before the Moon got too bright and full. 10x10 minute exposures, STL11K camera, 12" F8 Astrograph, here at my light polluted Illinois observatory.

Leo rising after 9pm proves that spring is coming and songbirds are close behind.

Rolando

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Wonderful! And nice to know you can pull that quality out of the light pollution. I labored oved those targest decades ago with 2h exposures on TP2415 home-hypered film and got what was good for that era = relatively pathetic! I love galaxies, monochrome most of all. Tom Dey

Really nice.

Great shot! A lot of detail. With this duo and your APOD you got a big time triple header. Congratulations!!

Thanks all for your kind words. I will probably shoot a bit more data for these two galaxies before moving on. Spring is the most hopeful season for us old timers who have weathered a long winter, and these galaxies in Leo are harbingers of warmer days just like the crocuses and robins.

Rolando

Ermoso.

Maravilloso.