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NGC 3718



Name: NGC 3718
Nickname: none
Object Type: Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
Magnitude: 10.6_THIS
Object Size: 8.1 x 4.0
Comment: Longest exposure made to date
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Date Taken: 2020-05-24
Camera ZWO ASI1600 (.72 arc-sec/pixel)
Exposure: 60 min
Telescope (Optics):   AstroPhysics 155mm (6.1 in) EDF f/7
Focal Length (FL): 1085mm
Field of View(FOV):   TBD
Mount: MI-250 Mount, ZWO ASI290 Off Axis Guider
Quick Notes: Fairly bright, large (Dreyer translation)
Location: Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida
More information:  Digging Deeper

Object Information:
Also called Arp 214, about 52 million light years away.

Other Galaxies Seen:
Large lower galaxy is UGC 6547. Magnitude unknown. Many other small faint galaxies seen here. My longest exposure so far.




Technical Depths:
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