NGC 1365, also known as the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy,is a barred spiral galaxy about 56 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax.
The core is an oval shape with an apparent size of about 50″ × 40″.
The spiral arms extend in a wide curve north and south from the ends of the east-west bar and form an almost ring like Z-shaped halo.


A composite of 2 telescopes:
Chile 1M for 30 min for the luminance
16" Hypergraph from Tivoli farm in Namibia for the color (30 min per channel)

Total of about 2 hours