Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  HD86661  ·  NGC 3073  ·  NGC 3079
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NGC3079, Matteo Mooren
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NGC3079

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NGC3079

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Object type : Spiral galaxy type SB(s)c
Distance : +- 53 million lightyears
Diameter : 125,000 lightyears

A rather unknown galaxy in Ursa Major. In 2 sessions over 2 nights (with lots of moonlight), I combined data with the L-pro filter with narrowband data from the L-enhance filter (second night).

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NGC3079, Matteo Mooren