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NGC 1365 A close-up of the beautiful great barred-spiral galaxy, NGC 1365, imaged at longer focal lenght. Note the old yellow stars and dust lanes of the central region, and the young blue stars and star-forming regions that define the arms. It is believed that the core contains a supermassive black hole of over 2 million solar masses. Distance 70Mly.
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| Camera: | SBIG STL11000M, Astrodon I filters | Scope: | Takahashi TOA-130 + 1.5X extender, f=1500mm, f11 (cropped to 0.9° x 0.6°) |
| Mount: | Takahashi EM-200 Temma2 | Guiding: | external, E-finder |
| Exposures: | L:R:G:B = 150:60:60:60min ≡ 5h30m | Location: | LMDSS, Heathcote, Victoria |
| Dates: | October 2023 | Processing: | CCDStack2, RegiStar and Photoshop CS5 |