NGC 3521

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This spiral galaxy is often overlooked in favor of its neighbors M65, M66, and NGC 3628 . NGC 3521 is located 35 million light years away. In terms of structure it is remarkably similar to M63, though it is inclined for a slightly different perspective.

Equipment

20in RC Optical Systems telescope Operating at f/5.3
Paramount ME Robotic Telescope Mount
SBIG ST10XME CCD camera with color filter wheel

L R G B color production was used to create this image.

Luminance = 80 minutes binned 1x1
 Red = 20 minutes binned 2x2
 Green = 20 minutes binned 2x2
 Blue = 20 minutes binned 2x2
  • Two iterations of L-R deconvolution (sharpening) algorithm using CCDsharp were applied to the luminance image.

  • Digital Development (DDP) via Maxim/DL was also used in order to display the the very dim and very bright details of the image simultaneously.

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    Minimum credit line:Renita and Jesse Nealon/Flyn Haase/NOAO/AURA/NSF

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    Updated: 03/15/2004