M65
Spiral Galaxy in Leo
NGC 3623
Mag 10.2
Leo Triplet
with M66 and NGC 3628
02/04/13
06/04/13
15/04/13
1st quarter
moon bright enough to cast shadows
22/04/14
A real hint of shape, even in a hazy sky
05/04/15
Both M65 and M66 very faint and washed out with the sky
lightening as the Moon rises
20/04/15
Part of the Leo Triplet, well defined although not as bright as
M66 and also not close to a neat asterism of stars as is M66
All three of the Leo Triplet just fit into the FOV in 12m
31/03/16
Observed with M66 and NGC 3628, together forming the Leo Triplet
Rather a sparse FOV, with the only bright star HIP 55262, Mag
7.10, between M65 and NGC 3628
All three galaxies show good shapes and structures, with NGC
3628, although the faintest at Mag 9.50 appearing the largest
with the merest hint of a dust lane splitting it lenghways
M66 has a nice little asterism of stars of Mag 9.8 and 11th Mag
sitting beside it
21/03/17
Observed with M66, ANs object of the month for March, M65 is not
quite so bright but has a much sharper and more defined shape
All three of the Leo Triplet sit in the same 24mm FOV, and are
easy to locate
Once the sky has darkened, now 9:15pm, a much blacker FOV in
which the three sit