Needle Galaxy
Needle Galaxy
From Wiki; NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It lies close to the North Galactic Pole and has a visual magnitude of approximately 10. It is known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile. First recorded in 1785 by William Herschel, it is a prominent example of an edge-on spiral galaxy.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
Planewave CDK24
Camera
QHY 600M CMOS
Location
El Sauce Observatory: Río Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Date of observation
20 March 2023
Filters
Astrodon Luminance, Red, Green, Blue
Processing
PixInsight
Credits
J Taggart & Telescope.live
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