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NGC 3628: A Spiral Galaxy
RA:11 20 20, Dec:+13 35 00, mag: 9.5, Size:14'x3', Dist: 35 Ml.y.
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| Object: | This spiral galaxy, in the constellation of Leo, was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. It is well known as one of the Leo Galaxy Trio, M65 & M66 being the other two members. (Click here here to see an image of the trio.) NGC 3628 is seen edge-on and the band of dark dust clouds is obvious. This band is also obviously warped, this being due to the gravitational interaction with its two bright neighbours. On deeper images an approximately 300,000 light-years long tidal tail composed of young bluish star clusters and star-forming regions becomes evident. | |
| Exposure: | L: 35x600s | |
| Equipment: | Vixen VMC260 f/11.5, AP 0.67x reducer. SBIG ST10 CCD [L:1x1]. RGB taken with Takahashi FSQ106N, 1.4x extender. SBIG ST10 CCD. Astronomik LRGB filters. |
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| Location: | 14th & 15th Mar. 2010 23:30 UT, Oxford UK. | |
| Processing: | Images combined in MaximDL. Curves & levels in Photoshop. | |