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NGC 3628


 

Object:

NGC 3628- Edge-on Galaxy in Leo

RA= 11hrs 20 min; Dec = 13 deg 35 min

Date & Site:

Imaged on 5/27/17; Little Blair Valley, CA

Conditions: temps in the 50's; calm; very good seeing

Equipment:

Telescope: TEC 140 Refractor, 980mm at f/7

Guider: Internal guider

Mount: AP 1100 CP3
Camera: ST-10XME; CFW10; Astrodon L RGB Gen II filters

Notes:

Exposures: 150 minutes of lum and 30 minutes each RGB (10 min subexposures) for total of 4 hours

Also known as the "Hamburger" galaxy, NGC 3628 is the largest member of the Leo Triplet, a small group of galaxies that includes M65 and M66.

35 million light years away

(image reduced to 60% of original size)

FOV = 33.2 x 30.7 arc minutes

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