Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  IC 4356  ·  NGC 5394  ·  NGC 5395
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The Heron - NGC 5394 and 5395, Barry Flansburg
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The Heron - NGC 5394 and 5395

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The Heron - NGC 5394 and 5395, Barry Flansburg
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The Heron - NGC 5394 and 5395

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This is an image of The Heron, two interacting galaxies (NGC 5394 and 5395 in Canes Venatici) that look like a standing heron bird in profile. It was taken the night of May 4, 2024 from my backyard in the New Mexico Astronomy Village near Deming, New Mexico. It consists of thirteen 10-minute exposures through each of red, green, and blue filters. It was taken through a Stellarvue SVX180T refractor telescope with a ZWO ASI6200MM camera. It has been cropped to highlight the galaxies.

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The Heron - NGC 5394 and 5395, Barry Flansburg