Imaging telescopes or lenses: Lacerta Photonewton
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mounts: Skywatcher AZ-EQ6
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Lacerta Guidescope32
Guiding cameras: Lacerta Mgen3
Software: Photoshop · Pleiades Astrophoto, S.L. Pix Insight · APT - Astro Photography Tool APT 3.13
Filters: Astronomik LRGB 31mm
Accessory: Skywatcher/Lacerta GPU comacorrector
Dates:May 17, 2020
Frames: 122x180"
Integration: 6.1 hours
Avg. Moon age: 24.77 days
Avg. Moon phase: 23.50%
Astrometry.net job: 3928196
RA center: 13h 55' 26"
DEC center: +5° 10' 5"
Pixel scale: 1.035 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 0.424 degrees
Field radius: 0.634 degrees
Resolution: 3520x2661
Locations: my little astrofarm, Weppersdorf, Austria
Data source: Backyard
This appealing group is located in the western portion of Virgo, just about 10 degrees south of Arcturus. The spiral Ngc5364 is of type Sbc and lenticular NGC5364 is a S0 with a distinctly wound band of darker material seen against the center. Distances are 55 and 65 million lightyears respectively. On the right edge numerous small galaxies are visible, they are members of the Abell1809 cluster.
Lacerta Photonewton 10" f/4 with ASI1600 and Astronomik LRGB Deepsky filters. Mount AZEQ6 guided by Mgen3.
Description: annotated version
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Description: crop on NGC5364 and NGC5360
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