NGC 1365, the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy, and the Fornax Cluster

The Fornax cluster of galaxies, numbering 58 in all lies some 62 million light years away in the constellation Fornax and with its southern boundaries crossing into Eridanus. It has an estimated mass of 7x10E13 solar masses making it the second richest galaxy cluster within 100 million light years. It covers an area of the sky about 6 degrees across or 28 sq degrees.
NGC 1365 is a double-barred spiral galaxy visible in the upper right of this image.

NGC 1365 Ø11.2' x 6.2', m10.3
Centre RA: 03h 36m 17s
Centre Dec: -35°23' 23"'
Size: 1.97 x 1.34 deg
Image Scale: 3.5 arc sec/pixel
Orientation: Up is 89.1 degrees E of N
Exposure: Lum 49 x 600" Bin 1x1, Red 9 x 600", Green 7 x 600", Blue 20 x 600" Bin 1x1. Total exposure time ~ 13 hours
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106 @ f/5 (fl=530mm)
Camera: SBIG ST-11000M ABG CCD self-guided
Mount: Paramount ME on ATS Portable Pier
Location: Deep Southern Skies Observatory, Federal NSW Australia on 18-28 Jan 2011.