The NGC 5364 group belongs to the Virgo III system, which form a line of galaxy groups on the east side of the Virgo cluster. Here, NGC5364 is a nice spiral galaxy with rather long spiral arms, while the NGC5363 is a lenticular galaxy with a weak lane of dust through it's middle. Both are located about 55 MLY from Earth.
 

18.-19.5. 2017

Optics:       NoName Newton 192/800
                   +GPU c.c.
Camera:    Atik 428EX
Filters:        LRGB Baader
Mount:      SW AZEQ-5
Guider:       Lacerta MGEN
Exposure:  19x5 min. (L)
                       7x5 min. (R, G, B each), bin 2x2
Software:  PixInsight, Photoshop

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