Observation 917
M 65, Galaxy in Leo
| Session: | Testing the new Newt |
| Location: | Franklin Street, Paducah, KY |
| Antoniadi: | II |
| Limit Mag: | 6 |
| Weather: | 35°F, light breeze, high, thin cloud bands early in evening |
Monday March 31, 2003 05:53 UT
At 55x in the 150mm Newtonian with the 22mm eyepiece, M65 appears as a faint, very elongated, diffuse patch of light with a brighter diffuse central core. M66 lies to the east and NGC3628 lies to the northeast within the eyepiece field of view. Part of the Leo galaxy triplet.
