Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3592  ·  NGC 4559
ngc 4559 - 200 60 secs unguided subs taken on the 24th of May, Stefano Ciapetti
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ngc 4559 - 200 60 secs unguided subs taken on the 24th of May

ngc 4559 - 200 60 secs unguided subs taken on the 24th of May, Stefano Ciapetti
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ngc 4559 - 200 60 secs unguided subs taken on the 24th of May

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This image is the sum of 200 60 secs unguided subs taken on the 24th of May from may home terrace. Imaging train was:

Orion 250 F 3.9 Newton telescope

QHY 183M camera

IOPTRON CEM60 EC mount

Aquisition, stacking and some processing (star elongation correction) with Astroart. Gradient reduction with Pixinsight (DBE)

NGC 4559 (also known as Caldwell 36) is an intermediate spiral galaxy with a weak inner ring structure in the constellation Coma Berenices. Distance estimates for NCG 4559 range from about 29 million light-years to 51 million light-years, averaging about 29 million light-years.

NGC 4559 is a member of the Coma I Group. (Wikipedia)

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ngc 4559 - 200 60 secs unguided subs taken on the 24th of May, Stefano Ciapetti