Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Fornax (For)  ·  Contains:  NGC 1365
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Great Barred Spiral Galaxy - NGC 1365, Jim Matzger
Great Barred Spiral Galaxy - NGC 1365
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Great Barred Spiral Galaxy - NGC 1365

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Great Barred Spiral Galaxy - NGC 1365, Jim Matzger
Great Barred Spiral Galaxy - NGC 1365
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Great Barred Spiral Galaxy - NGC 1365

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Wikipedia:

NGC 1365, including its two spiral arms, spreads over about 200,000 light-years. Different parts of the galaxy take different times to make a full rotation around the core of the galaxy, with the outer parts of the bar completing one circuit in about 350 million years. NGC 1365 and other galaxies of its type have come to more prominence in recent years with new observations indicating that the Milky Way could also be a barred spiral galaxy. Such galaxies are quite common -- two thirds of spiral galaxies are barred according to recent estimates, and studying others can help astronomers understand our own galactic home."

This is a reprocessed image of this galaxy.  Processed from data provided by Insight Observatory.  This is available as an aluminized art print at my online store:

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Link to the art print…

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1418804119/great-barred-spiral-galaxy-aluminized?ref=listing_published_alert

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Great Barred Spiral Galaxy - NGC 1365, Jim Matzger