The peculiar galaxy NGC 3718 is framed with a compact group of galaxies nearby. The group, Hickson 56, is composed of five galaxies. The other galaxy located east of NGC 3718 is NGC 3729.
Date: May 10, 2010
Constellation: Ursa Major
Location: Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, BC
Optics: TeleVue NP-127is used at f/5.2
Mount: Paramount ME
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW10 and LRGB Astrodon Filters
Binning: LRGB 1x1
Exposure Time: L 6x5m / R 5x5m / G 5x5m / B 5x5m (at -25C)
Processing: Light frames calibrated with dark and flat frames in ImagesPlus. Light frames normalized and combined using MinMax Excluded. Image cropped.