M65 lies in Leo about 35 million lyrs away and is about 10% larger than the Milky Way.

It is low in gas, dust and star formation. This results in a rather anemic color pallet. There is some evidence of HII regions with new star formation in the interior arms on the right side.

PlaneWave 12.5″ Astrograph with ZWO ASI 6200 camera, Astrodon filters and ASA gearless DDM-85 mount. F/8 LRGB (39/8min L, 10/8min RGB each, all 2×2 bin).