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Telescope: PlaneWave 17" Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph | Designation:NGC4565 (Also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away[2] in the constellation Coma Berenices. |
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Mount: Astro-Physics AP1200 GTO | Constellation: Coma Berenices Distance: 42.7 +- 12 Mly - Magnitude: 9.5 Size: 15.8 x 2.1 Arc Min. |
Camera: Apogee U16-M with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters | Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander |
Guiding: Astro Don OAG - SBIG ST-402 Guide Camera | Edge-on Spiral Galaxy |
Exposure:LRGB 27 Hours - L 12 Hours - RGB 5 Hours Each | Position: R.A. 12 hr 37 min , Dec +25 54051' |
Processed using Maxim, PhotoShop CS3 and PixInsight | Date: April 2013 |
Data Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory |
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