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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.(Source: Wikipedia)Description
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Date 2022 Feb. 5th - Feb. 8th Bortle scale 5 to 6Exposure 10h46Luminance 237 x 120sRed 30 x 120sGreen 29 x 120sBlue 27 x 120sAcquisition
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Facility Peepoodo Remote Observatory Location Graz, AustriaTelescope Lacerta Newton 200/800Imaging cam ZWO ASI 1600MM CoolCorrector GPU Optics coma corrector 1:1 Mount SkyWatcher AZ-EQ6 ProFilters Optolong Luminance 36mm Optolong Red 36mm Optolong Green 36mm Optolong Blue 36mmGuiding cam ZWO ASI 120MM MiniGuiding SkyWatcher Finder 8x50Accessories Lacerta Flatfield box Lacerta MFOC Processing Gimp, SirilAutomation Stellarmate, Ekos & KstarsEquipment
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