NGC 3521 flocculent spiral

NGC 3521 flocculent spiral
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NGC 3521 flocculent spiral

Lying at a distance of about 26 million light years, NGC 3521 appears to have a soft hazy appearance placing it into a classification of galaxies termed flocculent spirals.
Discovered by William Herschel in 1784, this galaxy spans a diameter of about 50,000 light years and is sometimes nicknamed the bubble galaxy due to its dispersed shape.
These flocculent spirals display hazy fluffy regions of stars and dust distributed throughout their disks.
Total Integration time of 10h 45m.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
CHI-1 Planewave CDK24
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
CMOS QHY 600M Pro
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
Rio Hurtado Valley, Chile
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
January 14th through February 10th 2024
Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Filters
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
Pixinsight, BlurXterminator, NoiseXterminator, StarXterminator, GraXpert
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
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