NGC 5033

NGC 5033 is located in the constellation Canes Venatici (Hunting Dogs) at a distance of 43 Million light-years from Earth.
This galaxy has two distinctly separate galactic nuclei which suggests that it is the result of a merger of two different galaxies sometime with the last several hundred million years. The outstretched spiral arms indicate that as well.

Image acquisition and processing information:

Date: April 9th and 10th, 2024
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD 14" telescope at F11
Mount: Astro-Physics AP-1200 GTO CP3
Camera: ZWO ASI-2400 MC Pro one-shot-color camera
Guiding: Innovations Foresight Full Frame On-Axis Guider ONAG XM, Camera: ASI-294MC Pro
Exposures: 175 two-minute exposures (unity gain)
Image acquisition and guiding: ASIAIR Plus

Image processing Software: PixInsight v. 1.8.9-2