NGC 3521

NGC  3521 often termed the Bubble Galaxy is a flocculent intermediate spiral  galaxy located around 35 million light-years away from Earth in the  constellation Leo. It is a spiral galaxy with a trace of a bar structure  , a weak inner ring , and mo…

NGC 3521 often termed the Bubble Galaxy is a flocculent intermediate spiral galaxy located around 35 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Leo. It is a spiral galaxy with a trace of a bar structure , a weak inner ring , and moderate to loosely wound arm structure. The galaxy spans 50,000 light years which is approximately half that of our galaxy the Milky Way.
Imaged in LRGB H alpha on my Officina Stellare RiDK 500 telescope at El Sauce (Obstech) Atacama Desert, Chile.

15 hours Luminance, 11 hours Ha, 5 hours each RGB bin 2.

Copyright: Mike Selby

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