NGC 4565: The Needle Galaxy

NGC 4565 is an edge-on spiral galaxy 30-50 million light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. This image was taken April 2-3, 2016 from Gravois Mills, MO.

 

Details:

 

Sensor Temp: -18C

L: 16 x 600s, Bin 1x1

R: 12 x 300s, Bin 1x1

G: 10 x 300s, Bin 1x1

B: 18 x 300s, Bin 1x1

 

Equipment: Atik 428EX, Orion LRGB filters, Orion 8" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph

 

Calibration and Post Processing were performed in Pixinsight

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