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50% Crop
Link to larger JPEGSky and Telescope Online Gallery May 11, 2010 Astronomy Magazine Picture of the Day November 8, 2010NGC 5371 (which also seems to be known as NGC 5390) is a
symmetrical face-on Sbc
barred spiral galaxy at a distance of 100 million light years in the constellation
Canes Venatici. This galaxy with
Hickson 68 makes up the
Big Lick Galaxy Group.
Notice the multitude of faint, distant galaxies in the background. I mean, seriously, look at this ridiculous
screen shot from Aladin showing all the galaxies in the proximity of NGC 5371.
May 4, 2010