Great Barred Spiral Galaxy
Great Barred Spiral Galaxy: This wonderful galaxy in the southern constellation of Fornax is one of the greatest examples of a barred spiral galaxy. It is in a distance of about 56 mio LY. Latest research indicates that our Milky Way might resemble this galaxy very much.
The image was taken at the observatory of IAS at Hakos Farm in Namibia.
Object |
Great Barred Spiral Galaxy |
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Catagory |
IAS Hakos, Namibia |
Designation |
NGC 1365 |
Constellation |
Fornax |
Optics |
Keller 20 inch Cassegrain f/9 in corrected secondary focus |
Camera |
SBIG STL-11000M with internal CFW 5 |
Exposure |
10 x 10min Luminance, 4 x 10min each RGB, Baader LRGB filterset. Maxim DL for image acquisition |
Calibration |
Dark Frame |
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Guiding |
StarlightXpress Lodestar on Schneider OAG, Maxim DL as Guiding Software |
Mount |
Liebscher GEM |
Processing |
Maxim DL5, PixInsight, Photoshop. Color Code LRGB |
Location, Date |
IAS-Hakos, Namibia - 5 Apr+27,28 Nov 2011 |
Remark |
