Messi­er 65 and Messi­er 66

M65 and M66 Galaxies Astrophotography Martin Rusterholz

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This image shows Messi­er 66 (NGC 3627) to the left and Messi­er 65 (NGC 3623) on the right. Both galax­ies are mem­bers of the fam­ous Leo Triplet. They have been dis­covered by Charles Messi­er in 1780. Grav­it­a­tion­al inter­ac­tion of M66 from a past encounter has cre­ated massive deform­a­tion of its spir­al struc­ture. M66 is about 31 mil­lion light-years away, while M65 dis­tance from earth is estim­ated to be 41 mil­lion light-years.

The field spans about 40 arc minutes with North at 12 o’clock.

[descrip­tion from wikipedia]

Details

Tele­scope:
RCOS 14.5″ f/​8
Mount:
ASA DDM85
Cam­era:
Andor U16M
Fil­ters:
Astro­don Gen2
Expos­ure:
L(HaR)GB 900:(800:360):340:320 min.
Loc­a­tion:
ROSA Remote Obser­vat­or­ies South­ern Alps
Author:
© Mar­tin Ruster­holz, Astrophotographer

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About Me

Hello, my name is Martin Rusterholz. I’m a Swiss amateur astrophotographer living near Zurich, the biggest town in Switzerland. My interest in astronomy started when I was 16. At that time, I built my first Newtonian telescope and mount. I studied physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) which was the only study including at least some aspects of astronomy and astrophysics. “Looking at the nights sky is an experience touching everybody deeply inside, something common to all human beings independent to the language spoken by the individuals”. Deep-sky astrophotography is my passion.

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