Imaging telescopes or lenses: Celestron C5 Schmidt-Cassegrain
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI183MC Pro
Mounts: Celestron AVX Mount
Guiding cameras: ASI224MC
Focal reducers: Celestron f/6.3 Focal Reducer
Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · IDEIKI AstroPhotography Tool (APT) · Stark Labs Nebulosity 4.2 · Digital Photo Professional · Annie's Astro Actions V7 · Noel Carboni's Astro Tools for PhotoShop Noel Carboni Actions · PHD2 Guiding
Filters: Astronomik L2 UV/IR Cut
Accessory: Celestron OAG #93648
Dates:April 29, 2019
Frames:Astronomik L2 UV/IR Cut: 25x240" (gain: 111.00) -15C bin 1x1
Integration: 1.7 hours
Darks: ~30
Flats: ~30
Flat darks: ~30
Avg. Moon age: 24.43 days
Avg. Moon phase: 26.64%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00
Mean SQM: 20.80
Mean FWHM: 4.00
Temperature: 5.00
Astrometry.net job: 2668662
RA center: 12h 36' 20"
DEC center: +25° 58' 48"
Pixel scale: 0.553 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 5.783 degrees
Field radius: 0.371 degrees
Resolution: 4020x2680
Data source: Traveller
The Needle Galaxy, NGC 4565, Caldwell 38, is an excellent example of an edge-on spiral galaxy. It was discovered by William Herschel on April 6th, 1785. NGC 4565 has a visual magnitude of 10, and lies 40 million light-years away in the constellation Comma Berenices. It lies close to the North Galactic Pole and is approximately 100,000 light years across.
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