November 4th: Edge-on NGC 3628
Due to the great quality accquiered by shar telescopic views, the spiral galaxy NGC 3628 was spotted as a galactic disk that is divided by dark dust lanes. The other name for the NGC 3628, is the hamburger galaxy, due to its unique shape and ressemblance to that of a hamburger. NGC 3628 has some approximately close neighbors, like that of the constellation Leo that is 35 million light years away. These constellations in "close" proximity to NGC 3628 are the likely cause of its unique shape
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