NGC3628

NGC3628 Edge-on Galaxy

NGC3628

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Leo

Distance

35,000,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

January 24, 2012

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 16x5, R 5x5, G 5x5, B 5x5 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT

Focal Length

1700mm @f/6

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB

Software

MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop