Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3718  ·  NGC 3729
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NGC 3718, Evangelos Souglakos
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NGC 3718

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NGC 3718

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NGC 3718, also called Arp 214, is a galaxy located approximately 52 million light years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. This galaxy has a warped, s-shape. This may be due to gravitational interaction between it and NGC 3729, another spiral galaxy located 150,000 light-years away

Telescope: GSO 10RC

Camera: SBIG ST10XME

Filters: Astrodon Gen II LRGB

Total Exposure: 10h

Subexposures: 10m (L+ RGB)

Location: Near Gythion, Greece

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NGC 3718, Evangelos Souglakos