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NGC 3521 is a magnitude 8.9 galaxy in the constellation of Leo and is located at a distance of about 35 million light years. This has long been one of my favorite galaxies and I am pleased with the color and detail that I have been able to capture. This guy is sometimes overlooked in favor of its neighbors M65, M66, and NGC 3628. I think it looks a lot like M63, the Sunflower galaxy, although it is seen at a different angle. Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Ringgold PA Optics: Meade LX200R 12 inch at f/10 Mount: Paramount ME Camera: SBIG ST-8XME / CFW-8 Guiding: ST-8XME integral guiding chip controlled by Maxim CCD Exposure: LRGB: Luminance: 12x6 minutes unbinned; RGB: 8 each binned 2x2 - 5 min for R,G, and 7 min for B. Processing: Image acquisition using CCD Autopilot. Initial processing was done using Maxim DL with subsequent processing with Photoshop. |
Blue Mountain Vista Observatory New RInggold PA |
NGC 3521 |