NGC 5364
NGC 5364 is known as a grand design spiral galaxy, in the constellation of Virgo. It is the archetype of a spiral galaxy, characterised by prominent, well-defined arms, which circle outward from a clear core.
However NGC 5364 is far from perfect. Its arms are asymmetrical compared to other grand design spirals — this is thought to be due to interactions with a nearby neighbour. This neighbour and NGC 5364 are tugging on one another, warping and moving their stars and gas around and causing this misshapen appearance.
However NGC 5364 is far from perfect. Its arms are asymmetrical compared to other grand design spirals — this is thought to be due to interactions with a nearby neighbour. This neighbour and NGC 5364 are tugging on one another, warping and moving their stars and gas around and causing this misshapen appearance.
TARGET
Nomenclature: NGC 5364
Right Ascension: 13:56:12.0
Declination: +05:00:52.06
Discovery: William Herschel on 2 February, 1786
EQUIPMENT USED
APM TMB LZOS 152 refractor
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
QSI6120 CCD camera
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Luminance: 90x300 bin 1x1
Red: 10x300 bin 1x1
Green: 12x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 12x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 10.3 hours
Pixel scale: 0.265 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.188 degrees
Capture dates: 6-12 May 2021
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
Luminance: 90x300 bin 1x1
Red: 10x300 bin 1x1
Green: 12x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 12x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 10.3 hours
Pixel scale: 0.265 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.188 degrees
Capture dates: 6-12 May 2021
Capture location: Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2