Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 5426  ·  NGC 5427
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The PARI Galaxies, Richard S. Wright Jr.
The PARI Galaxies
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This interacting pair of galaxies (NGC 5426 & 5427) first caught my attention on a glass plate that was being used to show an example of the world class historical photo archive at PARI (www.pari.edu). I volunteer for this institution, and this plate is used on their table at events. I took a photograph of the plate and set about to photograph the actual pair myself. The result is four hours of exposure over two nights in mid April, 2014. I think it's an interesting contrast between the old and new worlds of astrophotography. The photo of the plate along side this image is shown here: http://www.eveningshow.com/galaxies/parigalaxies_final.png.php

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The PARI Galaxies, Richard S. Wright Jr.