NGC 5364 CHI-1 Bundle
NGC 5364 CHI-1 Bundle
NGC 5364 is a grand design spiral galaxy (prominent and well-defined arms, which circle outwards from a clear core) located 54.5 million light years away in the constellation Virgo.
Despite being classified in this way, 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, the companion galaxy NGC5363. This neighbour and NGC 5364 are tugging on one another, warping and moving their stars and gas around and causing this misshapen appearance.
LRGB : 11/10/11/11 x 600s
Despite being classified in this way, 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, the companion galaxy NGC5363. This neighbour and NGC 5364 are tugging on one another, warping and moving their stars and gas around and causing this misshapen appearance.
LRGB : 11/10/11/11 x 600s
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
PLanewave CDK24 CHI-1
Camera
FLI PL9000
Location
El Sauce Observatory, Chile
Date of observation
from 2022/04/25 to 2022/04/29
Filters
LRGB
Processing
Pixinsight & Photoshop
Credits
Mathieu Guinot & Telescope Live
