NGC3718

NGC3718 and NGC3729 Galaxies

Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Ursa Major

Distance

70,000,000 ly

Date

March 28, 2014

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 12x10, R 8x10, G 8x10, B 8x10 (bin 1x1)

Notes

To the left of NGC3718 is the galaxy group Hickson 56.

Optics

DSI RC10C Corrected RC Astrograph

Focal Length

1867mm @f/7.3

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

FLI ML-6303E

Focuser

Built-in Secondary Focuser

Filters

FLI CFW2-7, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB

Software

Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop