3 minutes exposure, Meade 416xt CCD.
300mm f/6 newtonian telescope at prime focus.
IC 5332 is a large and moderately bright, face-on spiral galaxy, that is a member of the group of galaxies which cover much of the southern constellation of Grus. In an 8" telescope the galaxy is visible as a moderately faint haze with a brighter centre. Several very faint galaxies are also visible in the image.
There are several anonymous galaxies in the image above, including 3 relatively bright ones just above IC 5332. The left-hand one of these is decidedly peculiar, with the nucleus being well offset from the centre of the spiral arms. There is also a line of 3 non-stellar objects just below the central portion of galaxy, but still within the faint outer spiral arms. Although it is difficult to tell for certain at this resolution and lack of colour, these appear to be other galaxies rather than clusters or HII regions within IC 5332.
