NGC 1365

 BARRED SPIRAL GALAXY IN FORNAX (THE HEAT GENERATOR)

(Image centered at: ra 03h:33 m / dec - 36º 08')

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December 2025, Observatorio Cielos Albertnos, Buenos Aires, Argentina

DATA

TYPE: Barred Spiral Galaxy

APPARENT DIAMETER:  11.2 x 6.2 arc minutes

APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V): 10.3

DISTANCE: 60 million light years

IMAGE INFORMATION

INSTRUMENT: Orion Optics UK 6" Newtonian with Ultra Grade Optics working at f 4.5

CAMERA: QSI 583WS Mono Camera

MOUNT: SKY WATCHER NEQ6 Guided off axis with SX Lodestar Mono Camera 

FILTERS: Baader LRGB Set 

SKY CONDITIONS: Bortle 3 skies

OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION

One of the finest barred spiral Galaxies of the sky and the largest spiral in the constellation of Fornax. NGC 1365 is as massive as our Milky Way and its structure spans over 200 thousands light years. The galaxy nucleus presents a well shaped bar which is surrounded by cooler stars that appear yellow in the image and had visible dust lanes. The bar ends in two main curved arms. Some HII regions were revealed in the image indicating star forming regions.  NGC 1365 belongs to the Fornax Galaxy cluster, located a bit more that 1º from Chi2 Fornax near the limits with Eridanus. NGC 1365 and NGC 1399 are the brightest members of the mentioned cluster.

NGC 1365 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on 2 September 1826 from Paramatta New South Wales Australia.

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BARRED SPIRAL GALAXY IN FORNAX (THE HEAT GENERATOR)

(Image centered at: ra 03h:33 m / dec - 36º 08')