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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.
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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