Messier M66

M66 is on the left, M65 is on the right

Messier Object Information
Object Information Messier object: M66 NGC (New General Catalog) number: NGC 3623 Discription: Spiral Galaxy Note: In the Leo Triplett: M65, M66 & NGC 3628 Located in constellation: Leo Right ascension in hours minutes: 11:18.9 Declination in degrees minutes: 13:05	Visual magnitude: 9.3 Size: 8 x 1.5 arc minutes Image size: 41 arc minutes wide by 31 arc minutes high Image orientation: North is top, West is right, East is left and South is bottom Detailed discription of M66 in SEDS Messier database Other Messier galleries, images or catalogs

Observing Log
Date of observation: January 28, 2001
Time at end of first CCD image 1:05 PST
Time at end of last CCD image 1:24 PST
Observing Location: At home on the drive way
Observation of object: M66 is a galaxy with two distint sprial arms.

Sky Conditions
High clouds.
Moon set at 20:25 PST on January 28, 2001
Astronomical twilight ends in the evening at 18:52 PST on January 27, 2001
Astronomical twilight starts in morning at 5:52 PST on January 28, 2001

Observing Equipment

Fastar
Celestron C-8 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope with Fastar lens accessory and
SBIG ST-237 CCD Camera on Losmandy G-11 mount, unguided, no PEC.
CCD image time: 15 minutes imaging time made of 30 - 30 seconds images summed together

M66 image taken with Orion ShortTube 80 mm refractor telescope and Cookbook CB245 CCD Camera.

Use Test patterns to calibrate monitor brightness, contrast, height and width

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