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(IAAC) Obj: NGC3628 - Inst: 30cm, f:10 SCT,LX200



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Observation Poster: Jim Anderson <madmoon@bellsouth.net>

Observer: Jim Anderson
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 04282001-01:45EST
Location of site: Phelps Lake, NC (Lat 35:44, Elev 20')
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6/10 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 7/10 <10-1 Seeing Scale (1 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 30cm, f:10 SCT,LX200
Magnification: 117X, 203X
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC3628
Category: External galaxy.
Class: ?
Constellation: Leo
Data: mag 9.5v  size 15.5' x 4.3'
Position: RA 11:20.3  DEC +13:36
Description:
203X - Large. It fills 2/3 the FOV at 203X. It appears as a dim streak oriented E-W with considerable brightning at the center.There is definately a dense dark lane lying just south of the major axis line. The dark mottled lane sharply cuts the core and extends toward the ends, fadeing from visibility with the halo extending a little beyond. There are several stars in the near vacinity and one superimposed on the south edge of the halo just east of the core. There is a reoccuring twinkle at the approximate center of the core, which may be a field star or a stellar nucleus.
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