Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3571  ·  NGC 4565  ·  Needle Galaxy
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NGC4565: The Needle Galaxy, 



    
        

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NGC4565: The Needle Galaxy

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NGC4565: The Needle Galaxy, 



    
        

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NGC4565: The Needle Galaxy

Equipment

Imaging Cameras
Sbig 6303l SBIG
Mounts
Paramount MEII
Filters
astrodon LRGB AstrodonLRGB
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
RCOS 16 Ion Milled RCOS
Guiding Cameras
Sbig 6303l SBIG

Acquisition details

Frames:
69×1200(23h)
Integration:
23h

RA center: 12h36m20s.778

DEC center: +25°5929.90

Pixel scale: 0.253 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -158.603 degrees

Field radius: 0.241 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 5990x3356

File size: 14.1 MB

Data source: Own remote observatory

Remote source: Sierra Remote Observatories

Description

Hello everyone!

Here is an image of the Needle Galaxy acquired from SRO using the 16" RCOS. This uses 23hrs of LRGB exposure, and I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of detail present.

If you are interested in help processing your images, like personalized processing videos, zoom meetings, or just edited images, feel free to check out my website here: https://astrofalls.com/

Thanks for looking!

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NGC4565: The Needle Galaxy, 



    
        

            Bray Falls