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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Portrait of NGC 3628
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod ^ | 14 Apr, 2023 | Image Credit & Copyright: Mike Selby & Mark Hanson

Posted on 04/14/2023 12:36:19 PM PDT by MtnClimber

Explanation: Sharp telescopic views of NGC 3628 show a puffy galactic disk divided by dark dust lanes. Of course, this portrait of the magnificent, edge-on spiral galaxy puts some astronomers in mind of its popular moniker, the Hamburger Galaxy. It also reveals a small galaxy nearby (below), likely a satellite of NGC 3628, and a very faint but extensive tidal tail. The drawn out tail stretches for about 300,000 light-years, even beyond the left edge of the frame. NGC 3628 shares its neighborhood in the local universe with two other large spirals M65 and M66 in a grouping otherwise known as the Leo Triplet. Gravitational interactions with its cosmic neighbors are likely responsible for creating the tidal tail, as well as the extended flare and warp of this spiral's disk. The tantalizing island universe itself is about 100,000 light-years across and 35 million light-years away in the northern springtime constellation Leo.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: nasa; stupidscience
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For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then move the magnifying glass cursor then click to zoom in and click again to zoom out. When zoomed in you can scan by moving the side bars on the bottom and right side of the image.

1 posted on 04/14/2023 12:36:19 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 04/14/2023 12:36:35 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: 21stCenturion; 21twelve; 4everontheRight; abb; AFB-XYZ; AFPhys; Agatsu77; America_Right; ...
Pinging the APOD list.

πŸͺ 🌟 🌌 πŸ”


3 posted on 04/14/2023 12:37:22 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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It’s such an odd shape. It would be cool to see an oblique angle view, if that were possible.


4 posted on 04/14/2023 12:39:41 PM PDT by telescope115 (My feet are on the ground, and my head is in the stars. A Man, and proud of it!)
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To: MtnClimber

A much closer image.....................

5 posted on 04/14/2023 12:46:46 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: telescope115

They should call it The Cheeseburger Galaxy.


6 posted on 04/14/2023 12:48:40 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Red Badger

The Double Bacon Cheeseburger Galaxy.


7 posted on 04/14/2023 12:52:46 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Slice of onion, slice of tomato, hold the mayo!


8 posted on 04/14/2023 1:03:06 PM PDT by GaltAdonis
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To: Red Badger

lol


9 posted on 04/14/2023 1:06:28 PM PDT by sit-rep
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To: MtnClimber

That’s the bottom half of a Louisville Slugger.

Somebody cracked the bat in cosmic baseball.


10 posted on 04/14/2023 1:29:41 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Red Badger

Bravo!


11 posted on 04/14/2023 1:39:51 PM PDT by EliRoom8
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