M 65

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object(s) galaxies M 66 (botton left), M 65 (bottom right) and NGC 3628 (top)
constellation Leo, the lion
equipment ASA Astrograph 10" at f/2,8, Astro modified Canon EOS 40D
exposure 35 x 300 sec Light at 800 ASA unguided
date Mar 06 2010, Engelhardsberg Germany
conditions begin stars to 5m0, later bit better
image processing DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2, Photoshop CS4, PixInsight 1.5
remarks close examination of the full resolution picture shows several more galaxies in the field.