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

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NGC 3628 Hamburger Galaxy

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NGC 3628 is the largest but dimmest member of the Leo Triplet. This edge-on spiral galaxy has unusually flared ends, thought to be caused by gravitational interactions with other members M65 and M66.

Processed from public amateur data kindly shared by Jim Misti (http://www.mistisoftware.com/astronomy/).

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6 x 5 minutes each R/G/B unbinned

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NGC 3628 Hamburger Galaxy, Jeff Coldrey