Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 96  ·  NGC 3368
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NGC3368, M96 GX SBab (7.8" 9.3M) "The Offset Core Galaxy" - 2 hours OSC, John Jennings
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NGC3368, M96 GX SBab (7.8" 9.3M) "The Offset Core Galaxy" - 2 hours OSC

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NGC3368, M96 GX SBab (7.8" 9.3M) "The Offset Core Galaxy" - 2 hours OSC, John Jennings
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NGC3368, M96 GX SBab (7.8" 9.3M) "The Offset Core Galaxy" - 2 hours OSC

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Description

M96's dust and gas are unevenly spread throughout its weak spiral arms, which are asymmetrical because of its gravitational interaction with neighboring galaxies. M96 is also remarkable for the location of its core, which is not exactly at the galactic center. (Nasa)

HISTORY       1   Stacking method SIGMA CLIP AVERAGE                                  
HISTORY       2   De-mosaic bayer pattern used RGGB                                   
HISTORY       3   Colour conversion: AstroSimple interpolation.                       
EXPTIME     = 7200 / Total luminance exposure time in seconds.      
SET-TEMP    = -5 / Set temperature used for luminance.            
LUM_EXP     = 600 / Average luminance exposure time.               
LUM_CNT     = 12 / Luminance images combined.                     
LUM_DARK    = 20 / Darks used for luminance.                      
LUM_FLAT    = 40 / Flats used for luminance.                      
LUM_BIAS    = 0 / Flat-darks used for luminance.

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NGC3368, M96 GX SBab (7.8" 9.3M) "The Offset Core Galaxy" - 2 hours OSC, John Jennings