C 38 / NGC 4565 Needle Galaxy
C 38 / NGC 4565 Needle Galaxy
With IC 4562 in upper right hand corner
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Equipment: StarLight SXV-H9 CCD camera, Meade 12" RCX scope, Optec NexGen WideField 0.5X F/R.
Scope mounted on a pier with a Mitty Evolution wedge.
Filters: Astronomik Type II Clear, Red, Green, Blue, HA 14mn.
Binning: L 1 X 1, R, G, B 2 X 2
Time: L 20x3m R 6x3m G 6x3m B 6x3m. Total 114 min
Date: May 18, 2007
Process: Taken with MaxIm DL, Aligned & processed with MaxIm DL, finished processing in PS CS2.
Magnitude: 9.6
Distance: 31,000 ly
Constellation: Coma Berenices (Berenices's Hair )
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