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M66 (Galaxy, in Leo)
Observer: Sriram.M.Gubbi (e-mail: sriram_gubbi@yahoo.co.in, web: http://dino.lm.com/artists/display.php?name=sriram_gubbi)
Instrument: 6-inch other Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Tue Jan 3 04:45:00 2006 UT Obs. no.: 1468
A bright galaxy in Leo. I could easily spot it as it is next to a bright star. It appeared better and brighter than its neighbour, M65 but appeared some what smaller. I could easily make out the spiral shape of this galaxy.
M66 (Galaxy, in Leo)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light Transparency: good Seeing: good
Time: Sat Apr 18 06:45:00 1998 UT Obs. no.: 323
M66 was a brighter, thicker, less-lengthy smudge than M65, with a similar orientation.
M66 (Galaxy, in Leo, Est. RaDec 11h20.2m +13.01)
Observer: Alan Shaffer (e-mail: milkyway@gte.net, web: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/3693/)
Instrument: 10-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector Location: Redondo Beach, California, US
Light pollution: severe Transparency: good Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Apr 12 17:30:00 1997 UT Obs. no.: 119
Both M66 and M65 were in my field of view. This was my first look at two galaxies in the same field. M66 & M65 were in a small but noticable star field of 15-30 stars that seperated them. This star field was small and only noticable around the galaxies. Both were a fuzzy patch with little feature under the conditions fo the sky. However, I could tell the difference by the magnitude and angular tilt and seperation. Both were easy to find due to the lack of any other activity in the field of view. This was a fun object to observe and can't wait to visit again under better sky conditions.
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