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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.
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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
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2
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