Andrew Cooper
Feb 10, 2013    Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

A large bright galaxy, about 6' x 2' elongated north-south, a 1' bright central region is the only notable detail, M66 is visible 20' east while NGC3628 is about 35' north

Andrew Cooper
Feb 28, 1998    Las Cienegas NCA, Pima Co., AZ (map)
20cm f/10 SCT

Nice pair in the field, appears to be nearly edge-on

Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885    Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)

Two rather faint objects, elongated visually in different directions, in a low power field, with several stars. s (M66) rather the larger and brighter; D'A., 'magnifica;' 6'x2'. The other resolved in centre. L.P. both spiral.

― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917

Charles Messier
Mar 1, 1780    

Nebula discovered in Leo: It is very faint and contains no star.

― Connaissance des Temps, 1781

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