Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Hydra (Hya)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3621
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NGC 3621 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra, Martin Howard
NGC 3621 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra
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NGC 3621 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra

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NGC 3621 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra, Martin Howard
NGC 3621 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra
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NGC 3621 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra

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NGC 3621 is a spiral galaxy located about 22 million light years away. I took this over several sessions during April and May through different filters in Bortle 5 skies. It requires quite a bit of integration time through a luminance filter to pick up the faint outer arms.

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NGC 3621 - Spiral Galaxy in Hydra, Martin Howard

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