Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3718  ·  NGC 3729
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NGC3718, Awni Hafedh
NGC3718
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NGC3718, Awni Hafedh
NGC3718
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Mar 15, 2023 - NGC3718

Nothing really fancy about those targets, managed to capture them both in the same night using the below setup. The only thing that I would like to figure out is I can't get any decent bluish color no matter how I try in the galaxy's core. The only thing I can blame is because I am using OSC, I do like to try a similar target using Mono camera and dedicated RGB filters which might resolve better colors.

Captured 86x3min subs of NGC3718 which makes it close to 4.5 hours of integration time.

Equipment used
Celestron 9.25" with 0.7x reducer
ZWO ASI533MC Camera
Astronomik filter
iOptron CEM60 mount

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NGC3718, Awni Hafedh