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Date/Location March 11, 2026 Saint Joseph, Missouri
Camera and Settings Celestron Origin Home Observatory
Telescope Celestron Origin 6-inch f/2
Mount Celestron Origin Home Observatory with Equatorial wedge
Exposure 2430s min (81 x 30s) with Optolong L-eNhance filter
Processing Photoshop CS6
Other Spiral Galaxies in Ursa Major. NGC3718 - mag. 10.7, 4.7 x 2.3 arcmintues in size. NGC3729 - mag. 11.1, 2.9 x 2.1 arcminutes in size. Five fainter galaxies appear below NGC3718 enlarged and labeled in the insert.
NGC3718 & NGC3729
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