Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  HD109718  ·  IC 3546  ·  IC 3571  ·  IC 3582  ·  NGC 4562  ·  NGC 4565  ·  Needle Galaxy
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NGC 4565, The Needle Galaxy, Sergey Trudolyubov
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NGC 4565, The Needle Galaxy

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NGC 4565, The Needle Galaxy

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The iconic edge-on spiral, NGC 4565 (the Needle Galaxy) imaged over several nights in February-March 2021. Also seen in the image is its dwarf satellite companion, IC 3571 that is believed to cause a warp in the NGC4565 disk.

This LRGB image was taken with the 250 mm f/4 Lacerta PhotoNewton and a new ZWO ASI294MM Pro camera on the Orion HDX-110 EQ-G mount.

Exposure Information:

L: 45x300s (Gain 0, bin 1x1), 5x90s (Gain 108, bin 1x1)

R: 42x180s (Gain 108, bin 1x1)

G: 20x300s (Gain 108, bin 1x1)

B: 33x180s (Gain 108, bin 1x1)

Total exposure: 9.3 hours

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NGC 4565, The Needle Galaxy, Sergey Trudolyubov