| Classification: |
Spiral Galaxy |
| Constellation: |
Ursa Major (UMA) |
| Object Location: |
Ra 11h 33m 26s Dec +52° 58’49” (current) |
| Size & Distance: |
8.1 x 4.0 Apx 52 Million light years. |
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| Date & Location: |
02-13-2015 Little Blair Valley, CA. |
| Exposure: |
LRGB; 60, 40, 40, 40, L-15m, RGB-10m. (bin 1x1) |
| Optics: |
Telescope Engineering Company APO180FL @ f/7.36 using an Astro-Physics 160FF, F/L 1325mm. |
| Mount: |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO / ATS 10x36 pier. |
| Camera: |
FLI-MLx694 @-20c / CFW2-7 / FLI-Atlas focuser / Guided by SBIG ST-I / w OAG. |
| Filters: |
Astrodon G2 LRGB |
| Software: |
MaxImDL 6.07, Photoshop CS5, CCDStack 2.82, Topaz Labs. |
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| Notes: |
Sky conditions: Poor seeing, No wind, Temp 40°
Image Field of view is 26 x 32.4 arcmin.
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NGC 3718, Arp 214, is a highly disturbed galaxy that astronomers originally thought to be a Lenticular Galaxy. However later images showed two faint extensions that emerged from the envelope on opposite sides showing that it is most likely a Barred spiral galaxy. NGC3729 is to the right, and a small cluster of galaxies above.
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