Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3628
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NGC 3628 "Hamburger Galaxy", Jeff Culp
NGC 3628 "Hamburger Galaxy"
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NGC 3628 "Hamburger Galaxy"

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NGC 3628 "Hamburger Galaxy", Jeff Culp
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NGC 3628 "Hamburger Galaxy"

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I'm working out kinks in my imaging capture. This is the first image without using the Celestron Dew Ring (at full power).  After having struggled for about a year trying to remove the spikes in my stars, I read on CloudyNights that using full-power on the ring dew heater causes heat currents in the tube.  Whether it be that, or perhaps uneven heating of the corrector plate, the stars are much better now, thankfully. I'm in the process of using a Pegasus powerbox in my next session to help reduce the heat to only a minimum. This image also included some tweaks to my backfocus spacing, so the stars aren't without artifact,s, however I'm finally able to move forward with excitement at knowing it's not my scope or optics that was contributing to the star spikes.

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NGC 3628 "Hamburger Galaxy", Jeff Culp