The Hamburger Galaxy
NGC 3628 in Leo
was discovered in 1784 by German/English astronomer William Herschel. At 35,000,000 light-years distance, this amazing, edge-on galaxy comprises the Leo Triplet of galaxies along with M65 and M66. Thanks to Jim Misti for collecting this fine data.
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was discovered in 1784 by German/English astronomer William Herschel. At 35,000,000 light-years distance, this amazing, edge-on galaxy comprises the Leo Triplet of galaxies along with M65 and M66. Thanks to Jim Misti for collecting this fine data.
LARGE