Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4562  ·  NGC 4565
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NGC4565, John Kulin
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NGC4565

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NGC4565

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An experiment to see what I could get with really bad seeing and a full moon. Would love to do this with better conditions. Guiding was atrocious, but at least I got an image on a night when many would not have bothered.

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Using G2V value for star colours

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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. It is known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile. First recorded in 1785 by William Herschel, it is a prominent example of an edge-on spiral galaxy.

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NGC4565, John Kulin