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NGC3718 and NGC3729
NGC3718
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Ursa Major
Distance 70,000,000 ly
Magnitude 10.6
Angular Size 8.7x4.5 arc min
Size
More Info  APODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 5/12/2005
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 105:30:30:30 mins @ -20C
Lum 7x15 (bin 1x1), R 2x15, G 2x15, B 2x15 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2001M)
Focuser Optec TCF-S
Filters CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB
Software CCDSoft, Photoshop

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