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M65 and M66 expand

To the left you see Messier 66 or M66, also known as NGC 3627, is an intermediate spiral galaxy. To the right you see Messier 65 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away. Both of those galaxies are in the equatorial constellation of Leo.
Description Sources: Wikipedia, theskylive.com, in-the-sky.org
Equipment & Integration
Imaging telescope: TS Photon 8" F5 Newtonian reflector
Imaging camera: Nikon D3500
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ-5 Pro Go-To
Guiding telescope: TS 80/600 F7.5 Achromat
Guiding camera: ZWO ASI 120MC-S
Coma corrector: TS GPU Superflat
Extras: -
Software: Adobe Photoshop 2020, DeepSkyStacker, PHD Guiding
Frames: 120s x 30 ISO 400
Integration: 1 hour
Date captured: 24/04/2020
Location: Athens, Greece
Bortle Scale (?): 8