Seeing forecast wrong so ended up with a 6" rather than a 10". A pity since it was really still. Ah well... distances m96: 37 million light years, Pierre Méchain 20 march 1781 m95: 38 million light years, Mechain also in 1781
galaxies m96 left and m95 in leo 700d on bresser nt150s 29x240s @ ISO800