Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3628
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NGC 3628 Hamburger Galaxy, rdhand
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NGC 3628 Hamburger Galaxy

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NGC 3628 Hamburger Galaxy

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Interstellar dust clouds are not really dust. It is more like fine soot. They can be seen obscuring much of the Milky Way. The photo below is a galaxy with dust clouds.
The photo is an edge on view of galaxy NGC 3628. The line of dust cutting across the middle have led to the name Hamburger Galaxy. It is 35 million light years distant.

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NGC 3628 Hamburger Galaxy, rdhand

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