April 12, 2008

A Glimpse of NGC 3628


This is the other image caught on the night of April 5. NGC 3268 needed more time, but the glimpse is tantalizing. The outer reaches of the galaxy show up if I stretch the data more, but the noise is then distracting. NGC 3628 is a companion of M66 in the sky. The same equipment was used as on M66 and M53. This image is nearly 21 minutes of unguided, 8-second exposures.

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