NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It lies close to the North Galactic Pole and has a visual magnitude of approximately 10.
First recorded in 1785 by William Herschel, it is a prominent example of an edge-on spiral galaxy.
NGC 4565 has at least two satellite galaxies, one of which is interacting with it. It has a population of roughly 240 globular clusters and is one of the brightest member galaxies of the Coma I Group. [Wiki] |
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SW Quattro 8S 200mm f/4 with Baader MPCC Mark III corrector |
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Atik 383L+ |
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Baader L, R, G, B 36mm, IDAS LPS-P2 |
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NEQ6 with EQASCOM
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Guide
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SW 70/500 with AlCCD5
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Frame center
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RA 12:36:20 DEC 25:59:04 J2000
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Date
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April 2020
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Site
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Astrobioparco di Felizzano, AL, Italy
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L - 36x600s @-10C bin 1x1
RGB - 12x300s @-10C bin 1x1 each
Integration time - 9h
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