Photographer
bw_ecom1@earthlink.netLocation of photo
Dark-sky location near Anza, CADate/Time of photo
4/17, 4/18/2015Equipment
12.5" PlaneWave CDK telescope and Quantum--Scientific QSI640-ws cameraDescription
NGC 3718 is a warped spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It's peculiar shape resulted from gravitational interaction with other galaxies. The small group of galaxies in the lower right is Hickson 56, about 400M light-years away and much more distant than NGC 3718..Website
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