NGC 4535 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 55 million light years away in Virgo and is one of the largest galaxies in the Virgo cluster.
Seen nearly face on with a prominent bar and numerous dust lanes NGC 4535 has a truly striking appearance with features ranging from bright blue young star clusters in the arms to the yellowish central bulge which contains older stars.
Imaged in LRGB at Observatorio El Sauce Chile on our Planewave CDK 1000.
Image Processing: Mike Selby and Mark Hanson
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