NGC4565
Needle Galaxy
The
NGC4565 Needle Galaxy presents a classic view on an edge-on
galaxy. It lies about 40 million light-years away.
Stretching about 200,000 light-years in length, it is almost
the same size as the M31 Andromeda Galaxy, but is actually
brighter. Galaxy NGC4562 is easily visible at the top-left of the
image, galaxy IC3571 is the tiny smudge straight below the center of
the Needle Galaxy, and galaxy IC3546 is at the bottom-left
edge. North is at the bottom.
Scope/Mount:
TS-Optics PhotoLine 130mm F7 APO Refractor with Astro-Tech
AT2FF Field-flattener, Celestron CI-700 Mount
Camera:
ZWO ASI1600MMC monochrome with ZWO LRGB filters
Guiding:
QHY5L-IIM through Orion Thin OAG, PHD guiding software
Exposure:
L (90) 120 sec @ gain=300, RGB: each
channel (10) 120 sec @ gain=200
Software:
Nebulosity, PixInsight
Comment:
04-23-2022, Tierra del Sol, CA, good conditions.
