This frame contains many galaxies. If you look to the right side of the frame, you can see several galaxies that are barely visible. Many of the things that look like smudges are galaxies. Seeing so many groups of galaxies in one photo is so cool. But the showcase would be the Grand Design Galaxy,
NGC 5364 located in the top left-hand side of the image. Grand design galaxies are characterised by their prominent, well-defined arms, which circle outwards from a clear core. N
GC 5364 is 54.5[2] million light years away.
The galaxy directly below (thin in an up-down orientation) is
NGC 5360. It is a 13.7 mag Hubble -type SB0/a lenticular galaxy estimated to be 51 million light years away.
The large glowing galaxy located near the top and centre (just below that bright blue star TYC 315-332-1) is
NGC 5363. This is a lenticular galaxy that is estimated to be 65 million light years away.
Moving from the centre of the frame towards 4:30 o’clock postion is
NGC 5356. It is a barred spiral galaxy with a 13.0 magnitude brightness and an apparent size 2.9' × 0.8' arc min. It is oriented at a 45-degree angle in this presentation.
There always seem to be a lot of satellites in that part of the sky. I included a quick pick of the trails in the lum.
Instruments:
Telescope: 10" Ritchey-Chrétien RCOS
Camera: SBIG STL-11000 Mono
Mount: Astro-Physics AP-900
Focal Length: 2310.00 mm
Pixel size: 9.00 um
Resolution: 0.82 arcsec/pix
Exposure Details:
Red 26X450 Bin2
Green 16X450 Bin2
Blue 16X450 Bin2
Lum 81X900
Total Exposure: 27.5 Hours
Thanks for looking…
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