NGC 3718
Captured: May 15, 2026
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BGC3718 (Captured 4/22/26)
M 51 (aka the Arp 214) is a galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is about 52 million light-years from Earth.
The annotated image to the left shows other items of interest in the capture.
The image consists of 177 Luminance, 87 Red, 86 Green and 88 Blue two minute exposures for a total integration of 14 hours and 56 minutes. I processed the images using PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop software. I used my Orion 8 inch Newtonian telescope, with a focal length of 800mm, a ZWO 585MM astronomy camera, Antlia LRGB filters . I used the Williams-Optics 50mm guide scope and ZWO 290MM Mini guide camera all atop the Skywatcher EQ6R-Pro telescope mount.
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