Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3628
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The Hamburger Galaxy (NGC 3628) in Leo, AstroGeoGuy2590
The Hamburger Galaxy (NGC 3628) in Leo
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The Hamburger Galaxy (NGC 3628) in Leo

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The Hamburger Galaxy (NGC 3628) in Leo, AstroGeoGuy2590
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The Hamburger Galaxy (NGC 3628) in Leo

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My first attempt at imaging the distorted edge-on spiral Hamburger Galaxy (NGC 3628) in Leo. It's about 35 Mly away and is closely associated with 2 other larger galaxies (M 65 and 66) which are probably responsible for its distorted shape. Captured night of February 8, 2024. Image made from 134 100-sec exposures at iso 200. Just as interesting to me are the 3 main-belt asteroids that were also captured in this imaging session ((9544) Scottbirney, (28265) 1999 CL5, and (31267) Kuldiga). I'm also always fascinated by the more distant galaxies the get captured in these images, like IC 2745 -- it's distance is estimated at a few 100 Mly!

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The Hamburger Galaxy (NGC 3628) in Leo, AstroGeoGuy2590