NGC 3628

3 minute exposure. Meade 416xt CCD.
300mm f/6 newtonian telescope at prime focus.

NGC 3628 is a bright, edge-on spiral galaxy in Leo that displays a dark absorption band, visible in a 10" telescope. The galaxy is the faintest mamber of a group of 3 galaxies popularly know as "The Leo Trio". the other 2 galaxies are M 65 and M 66.

Combination of 11, 30 second exposures.
SBIG ST9E CCD. 16" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain telescope with an f/6.3 focal reducer.

Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Combination of 10, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG ST-10XE CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.