Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4564  ·  NGC 4567  ·  NGC 4568
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NGC4567-4568 LRGB - The Siamese twins, andrea tasselli
NGC4567-4568 LRGB - The Siamese twins
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NGC4567-4568 LRGB - The Siamese twins

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NGC4567-4568 LRGB - The Siamese twins, andrea tasselli
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NGC4567-4568 LRGB - The Siamese twins

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Originally I thought about going for NGC4564, which is nearby and it is brighter, but obviously the Twins stole the show after I first looked at the framing shot so I quickly reframed the nest ones to include both these two interacting and merging galaxies and the other one (which is rather bland, but here you go). Seeing wasn't the one you could hope for but given the altitude these galaxies reach from my neck in the woods it's hardly surprising. In hindsight I should have tried harder and spent more time on them trying to improve the overall SNR but again, there are some many of them vying for attention and could be easily swayed by easier targets within reach.

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NGC4567-4568 LRGB - The Siamese twins, andrea tasselli