NGC3628 - Galaxy in Leo

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NGC3628 - Galaxy in Leo
Constellation: Leo - The Lion
Type: Galaxy
Position: RA: 11h 20m 48s Dec: +13°32'14"
Magnitude: 9.6
Exposure: Taken over 2 nights - 4/21/2009, 4/22/2009 at the Texas Star Party
30 X 600 sec
Processing: Images were captured in Nebulosity
Basic calibration (flats, darks) and DDP in Imagesplus 3.75
Final processing in Photoshop, Noise Ninja
Equipment: Orion Starshoot Pro CCD Camera
Meade 10"SCT + Celestron f/6.3 reducer
Losmandy G11 Gemini mount
Orion Starshoot Autoguider mounted on a Meade 8X50 finderscope using PHD guiding software
Notes: Part of the Leo Trio, NGC3628 is an edge-on spiral galaxy with very prominent dust lanes.

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