| Object Data |
| Description |
NGC1365 is a strikingly beautiful barred spiral
deep in the southern sky. |
| Constellation |
Fornax the Furnace |
| Right Ascension |
3h 33m 48s |
| Declination |
-36° 7' 29" |
| Magnitude |
10.3 |
| Angular size |
11 arcminutes |
| Distance |
17 megaparsecs (55 million light years) |
| Radial Velocity |
1662 kilometers per second |
| Image Data |
| Photographer |
Fred Lehman |
| Main Scope |
Meade 12" LX200 @ f/10.0 (3050mm) |
| Guide Scope |
Celestron 5" SCT @ f/7.5 (950mm) |
| Guide Camera |
SBIG STV |
| Imaging Camera |
Starlight Xpress SXV9C |
| Resolution |
582 x 780 @ 0.8 arcseconds per pixel :: 7½ x 10 arc minute FOV |
| Exposure |
Twelve exposures of four minutes each. Aligned, stacked,
and processed with AstroArt. |
| Date |
January 9, 2005 |
| Location |
Area 51 in Big Cypress National Preserve in central
South Florida. |
