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Amateur astronomer captures Fornax galaxy cluster image
Original: And whilst the seestars were spotting nebulae, the RedCat was staring at galaxies for a few hours. This is a part of the
An amateur astrophotographer has shared a long-exposure image of the Fornax cluster of galaxies, taken over several hours with a small telescope. The picture highlights NGC 1365, the cluster's best-known barred spiral galaxy, and was captured at the same time as other telescopes were pointed at nebulae.
Why now: Space enthusiasts are sharing impressive amateur astrophotography of deep-sky objects.
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- And whilst the seestars were spotting nebulae, the RedCat was staring at galaxies for a few hours. This is a part of the Fornax cluster. Its most famous member is the barred spiral of NGC1365, just left of center. Not too far away in the sky, but all the way over at bottom… · cafuego@misanthrope.social · 9
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