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Old 12-05-2015, 11:22 PM
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Galaxy cluster in Virgo

Still processing from last night. Galaxies galore in the field.
From Wiki "NGC 5364 is a grand design spiral galaxy located 54.5 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. A companion galaxy, NGC 5363, is located to the north (left in my photo) of NGC 5364 and their gravitational interaction may be influencing the peculiar morphology of the latter.
Full field at Astrobin. ---> http://astrob.in/179584/0/

299 x 30 seconds, 8" F4 Newtonian, Baader MPCC MKIII, Pentax K-5.

Stars are a bit egg shaped. Something has gone a bit out of alignment me thinks.
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