NGC 3628 is one of three members in the Leo Triplett, which also includes M65 and M66.  An edge-on galaxy with a
wide equatorial band of gas and dust with ends distorted into a fan shape, possibly by gravitational influences from its
two neighbors.  It is seen in the constellation of Leo and is estimated to be 35 million LY distant.



February 21, 2007
WO ZS 105mm f/7 Apo Refractor - Baader IR Filter
Canon Digital Rebel 300D / Modified (Hap Griffin)
60 Minutes / 12x300s @ 800ASA
Manually guided on a 14" Meade LX200
Skyhawk Observatory, West Bend, WI
Rick Kazmierski