NGC 3718 and 3729 in Ursa Major are an unusual galaxy pair

NGC 3718 and 3729 in Ursa Major are an unusual galaxy pair

Ursa Major and its Big Dipper asterism are loaded with terrific galaxies. Two strange galaxies that inhabit this area may be found below the southern edge of the dipper. NGC 3718 (Arp 214) is a distorted barred spiral lying about 65 million light-years away. It glows at magnitude 10.6, spans 2.9’ by 2.3’, and isContinue reading "Deep-Sky Dreams: NGC 3718 and NGC 3729" The post Deep-Sky Dreams: NGC 3718 and NGC 3729 appeared first on Astronomy Ma…