NGC 3628 Hamburger Galaxy
British Astronomical Association Picture Of The Week 3 June 2019
British Astronomical Association Picture Of The Week 3 June 2019
NGC 3628 is an unbarred spiral galaxy 35 million light years away in the constellation Leo.
TARGET
Nomenclature: NGC 3628, Hamburger Galaxy, Sarah's Galaxy
Right Ascension: 11:20:17.0
Declination: +13:35:23
Size: 15 arc min
Discovery: William Herschel in 1784
EQUIPMENT USED
APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Luminance: 7x1800 bin 1x1, 82x600 bin 1x1
Red: 25x300 bin 1x1, 11x300 bin 2x2
Green: 18x300 bin 1x1, 13x300 bin 2x2
Blue: 22x300 bin 1x1, 13x300 bin 2x2
Total integration: 27.5 hours
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.371 degrees
Capture dates: 25 March - 28 May 2019
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
Luminance: 7x1800 bin 1x1, 82x600 bin 1x1
Red: 25x300 bin 1x1, 11x300 bin 2x2
Green: 18x300 bin 1x1, 13x300 bin 2x2
Blue: 22x300 bin 1x1, 13x300 bin 2x2
Total integration: 27.5 hours
Pixel scale: 0.533 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.371 degrees
Capture dates: 25 March - 28 May 2019
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2