NGC 1365

Is a magnificent barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Fornax. At a distance of approximately 56 million light-years from Earth, NGC 1365 has a diameter of about 200,000 light-years, making it one of the largest galaxies in our cosmic neighbourhood.

Photographed in January 2021 using my Edge HD telescope with a 0.7 reducer and dedicated colour CMOS camera.