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Date 2009 |
Location New Mexico Skies |
Software MaxIm DL |
Mount RCOS Fork |
Guide STL-11000M |
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Optic RCOS 24.5" |
Camera STL-11000M |
Filter Astrodon L/R-G-B |
Exposure 300s x 25 (2 x 2) / 900s x 6 (3 x 3) |
Process Photoshop CS2 |
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The Hamburger Galaxy NGC 3628 in Leo
'Special orders don't upset us!' Along with M65 and M66, NGC 3628 comprises The Leo Trio. 'The Hamburger' is the faintest of the Group- enough to have escaped Messier's small telescope. This beautiful Edge-On galaxy was discovered later on April 8, 1784 by William Herschel who cataloged it as H V.8. A conspicuous lane of dust clouds forms a broad equatorial band which obscures the galaxy's bright central bulge and hides most of the bright young stars in its spiral arms. The dust band is deformed in the outer regions due to gravitational interaction with its two bright neighbors. Many thanks to my good friend and client Dr. Bill Caspe for providing me this fine data acquired with Mike Rice at New Mexico Skies. Click for a larger version or return to the Gallery