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NGC 5395 and NGC 5394 are gravitationally interacting spiral galaxies in the constellation of Canes Venatici, collectively known as the Heron Galaxy.They are also listed as ARP 84 in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies which includes examples of unusual structures found among galaxies. The pair was first documented by W. Herschel in 1787, the same year he discovered two moons of Uranus. As the chart below indicates, the larger member, NGC 5395, is about 3.5 arcmin in angular size, and 11.68 in apparent magnitude (V). Its redshift-based recession velocity is 3,451 km/s, and light travel distance about 160 Mly. From this we can calculate its actual size to be around 160,000 ly - a giant galaxy, 25% larger than the Milky Way, and about 2.5 times brighter. Its morphological classification is SA(s)b pec - a peculiar unbarred spiral. Its NW quadrant appears deformed by gravitational interaction with NGC 5394, which either grazed or passed right through its spiral arms millions of years ago. The interface between the two galaxies has a distinct blue color revealing that the turbulence in the intragalactic medium caused by tidal forces precipitated rapid formation of numerous giant, hot, blue stars. The two galaxies are gravitationally bound, in the early stages of merging, and will eventually form a large lenticular galaxy. NGC 5395 has an active galactic nucleus of the Seyfert II type, indicating the presence of an actively accreting central supermassive black hole. Although the nucleus does not appear especially bright in the visible band, in the infrared it is as bright as the rest of the galaxy.

NGC 5394, the smaller member of the pair, is engaged in a slow cosmic dance with NGC 5395, where a single turn lasts hundreds of millions of years. Measurable properties suggest the galaxy is about 30% smaller than the Milky Way, but also 30% brighter, probably due to starburst activity caused by tidal interactions. Lying at a distance of 159 Mly, it is separated from its partner by only 1 Mly, offering a spectacular view of the night sky to any life forms intelligent enough to appreciate it. This galaxy is classified as a peculiar barred spiral, and also as a Luminous Infrared Galaxy, or a LIRG, which emits more energy in the IR band than all other bands combined. In the optical band, virtually all LIRGs are found to be interacting or merging galaxies with central supermassive black holes (SMBH). Their high intrinsic luminosity is due to active galactic nuclei (AGN) and also to very high rates of new star formation, between 100 and 3,000 times the rate observed in quiescent spiral galaxies. LIRGs are less prominent in the visible band because their active nuclei are surrounded by dense clouds of gas and dust which absorb intense ultraviolet radiation from the central SMBH, and re-emit the energy in the form of heat in the infrared band.

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The field is strewn with numerous distant galaxies, most of which carry no identifier. Properties of the more prominent ones are listed in the chart below. Of these are notable 2MASX J13582258+3734549, which shows what the Milky Way would look like at a distance of 700 Mly, and LEDA 2096860, which may also be a LIRG as it is nearly 15 times brighter in the IR than in the visible band.

The most remote recorded objects by far are two quasars, SDSS J135841.39+373232.3 and SDSS J135859.70+373240.5, whose light is reaching us from the dawn of the Universe. They are respectively 10.9 and 11.2 billion light years distant, and 2,500 and 2,000 times brighter than the Milky. When their photons were emitted, the Solar System would not have come into existence for another 6 billion years. But, from the photons' perspective, travelling at the speed of light time does not pass, and their journey was instantaneous.

Image details:

-Remote Takahashi TOA 150 x 1105mm, Paramount GT GEM

-25 x 300 sec subs, OSC, 2x drizzle, 25% crop

-Software: DSS, XnView, StarNet++, StarTools v 1.3 and 1.7

'Angular' by Clare Keegan

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Angular / Valley Drive by Kristina Ruhnke

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Angularity in concrete by Erik Viggh

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Angular Mack by Semmy Trailer

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A private contractor's Mack-based garbage truck is seen collecting waste from a business premesis in the Washington DC district of Shaw.

These square-cabbed Mack trucks are now mainly seen in "municipal" applications in the US.

Angular Variation by Song_sing

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Angular by Phil Yorke

Polarising fun with the reflections in the glass.

Try angular by Chris Mitchell

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Geometric shapes in downtown Melbourne

Angular Colors by Chitra Aiyer

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Angularity by Jennifer Parker

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Circular and angular by SLpixeLS

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HK architecture

Angular by Kelly

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The Discovery Tower is probably my favorite modern building in Houston. Why? There are so many angles in rows that don't necessarily line up with each other. You'd think that would drive me mad, but it doesn't.

It is hard to convey the sheer, massive size and height of the columns in a photo, but they are really something to behold. Because the sky was absolutely free of clouds on Saturday, I concentrated on architectural aspects rather than up-shots.

Lunar Angular Diameter Comparison 2019-09-14 & 2020-04-07 by Hugh Bellamy

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Aberkenfig, South Wales

Lat 51.542 Long -3.593

Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian Reflector, Olympus E410 at prime focus. EQ6 Syntrek Mount.

2019-09-14: 1/500s ISO-200 single shot

2020-04-07 1/500s ISO-200 single shot

Levels slightly adjusted with G.I.M.P.

Annotations added with G.I.M.P.

Lunar south is uppermost

Used at prime focus of this telescope the dimensions of this camera's imaging chip provide an ideal frame size for a near full or full moon. It also provides a convenient method for imaging and comparing our moon's relative size as seen from Earth during its elliptical orbit.

The difference in angular diameter is about 13.6%

Best viewed using the expansion arrows.

Angular meat & fish by Retail Retell

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WEEK 42 – Horn Lake Schnucks Kroger, Set II

Next up down the line, we find the meat and seafood department, signed as “meat & fish” here as in most 2012 décor stores. It must have been too busy for me to get a straight-on shot of the department on this visit, hence why we're looking at it from an angle here (either that, or there was an employee behind the counter). I didn't get a better photo of it on my return visit. However... (cont.)

These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)

Angularity by An Gobán Saor

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More detail from the City of London Information Centre beside St Paul's Cathedral where the building's "triangular plan has evolved from a consideration of the principal movement of pedestrians around the site, while the orientation and profile of the building establish an intriguing dialogue with St Paul’s."

Even worse, "a folded metallic envelope wraps 140m2 of internal accommodation... this solution minimises the thickness of the structural envelope" while "the panelisation of each elevation emphasises the crisp angularity of the folded form."

And there was me thinking it was just a kiosk for tourists.

Angular Exchange by wilson hurst

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Formal discourse

In conformation

Shift register

Angular crab by peskynewt

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live in burrows folding their arms to scuttle sideways down the hole. They run very fast. also known as "mud runner crab"

Angular green by monkeyc.net

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Brisbane botanic gardens mt cootha