NGC 1365

Constellation: Fornax

NGC 1365 (a.k.a the Great Barred Galaxy) is a double-barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Fornax. It spreads over approx. 300,000 Ly. It is located about 75 million Ly from Earth. Link to interactive sky map.

Dates:

This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh during September and October 2024 (Martin’s website: Remote Astrophotography with Martin Pugh (martinpughastrophotography.space).

His telescope is located in Chile (Observatory: El Sauce).

Colour palette is LHaRGB.

Telescope & Mount:

Planewave CDK24 (F6.5) on a Planewave L600 mount.

Imaging:

Camera: Moravian G3-61000 (bin 2×2)

Data:
Astrodon Ha: 38x600s
Astrodon L: 37x600s
Astrodon R: 27x600s
Astrodon G: 28x600s
Astrodon B: 28x600s

Total integration time: 26h 20′