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NGC 3521 -- Galaxy

Object

Type

Flocculent Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Leo

Distance

26.2M light years

Magnitude

11.0

Size

11.0 x 5.1 arc-min

Image

Date

2009-04-04

Place

Bixhoma Observatory (H33)

Exposure Data

Lum 12 mins @ -10C

Lum 12x1 min

Notes

All filters binned 2x2

Equipment

Optics

Meade 12" RCX-400

Focal Length

1500 mm @f/5 (f/8 with 6.3 focal reducer)

Mount

Meade RCX-400 on Milburn Wedge

Camera

SBIG ST-8XME w/AO7

Focuser

JMI Focuser with RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-8, Astrodon LRGB

Software

TheSky6, FocusMax, CCDAutopilot4, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 12/19/2022