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APOD from 2023-04-14
Portrait of NGC 3628
Telescopic views reveal the edge-on spiral NGC 3628, dubbed the Hamburger Galaxy, with a dark dust lane and a faint tidal tail stretching 300,000 light-years. A small satellite galaxy is visible nearby. Located 35 million light-years away in Leo, it's part of the Leo Triplet, shaped by gravitational interactions.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230414.html
Portrait of NGC 3628
Telescopic views reveal the edge-on spiral NGC 3628, dubbed the Hamburger Galaxy, with a dark dust lane and a faint tidal tail stretching 300,000 light-years. A small satellite galaxy is visible nearby. Located 35 million light-years away in Leo, it's part of the Leo Triplet, shaped by gravitational interactions.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230414.html