This is a picture of NGC5426 and NGC5427, a pair of colliding galaies about 90 million light years away in the constellation of Virgo.
May 13-27, 2012
Location: Rancho Hidalgo, NM
Telescope: TEC-140 (F7)
Camera: SBIG ST-8300M
Mount: AP900 GTO
Luminance: 18x20 minutes (binned 1x1)
Red: 8x15 minutes (binned 2x2)
Green: 8x15 minutes (binned 2x2)
Blue: 8x15 minutes (binned 2x2)