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NGC NGC 3521
Bubble Galaxy
Galaxy
Leo
Intermediate
Flocculent spiral.
Angular size
11′ × 5′
Magnitude
9
Best months
Feb-May
Constellation
Leo
Catalog IDs
NGC 3521
Common aliases
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Recommended telescopes
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3910mm f/11.0 · 356mm aperture
Frames 53% of APS-C FOV
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2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture
Frames 38% of APS-C FOV
Meade
Meade LX200 10" ACF
2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 35% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT12RC
2432mm f/8.0 · 305mm aperture
Frames 33% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi Mewlon-210
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 33% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 32% of APS-C FOV
Recommended cameras
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
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ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
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ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Example framing
Celestron EdgeHD 14
+
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.34° × 0.23°
Scale
0.20″/px
Target fills
80%
of frame
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Celestron EdgeHD 11
+
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV
0.48° × 0.32°
Scale
0.28″/px
Target fills
57%
of frame
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Meade LX200 10" ACF
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.26° × 0.26°
Scale
0.31″/px
Target fills
72%
of frame
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NGC NGC 3521 — Bubble Galaxy