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NGC 3521 Spiral Galaxy

NGC 3521 is a flocculent intermediate spiral galaxy located around 26 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Leo, magnitude 11.0

RGB Image taken February/March 2016 from Lockwood Valley, California

RGB 90:90:90 minutes 2x binned, 15 min sub-exposures

Total Exposure Time = 4.5 hours

This image has been cropped to approx. 70% of the original FOV

Camera: SBIG STL-11000XM,Scope: Planewave CDK-17 at f/6.8, Mount: Paramount ME
Guided with SBIG Remote Guide Head and Parks 80mm Refractor full exif

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