NGC 4565 Galaxy
Photo Details
Telescope: Celestron C8N (1000mm)
Camera: Sbig ST-2000XM, Sbig Filter wheel, Baader 1.25" HLRGB filters
Mount: NJP Takahashi
Guiding: Self-guided
Exposure: LRGB 14,4,4,4x10min
When: March/April 2015
Other information: good transparency, good seeing
NGC 4565 itself lies about 40 million light-years distant and spans some 100,000 light-years. Easily spotted with small telescopes.It is known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile.First spotted in 1785 by Sir William Herschel (1738–1822), this is one of the most famous examples of an edge-on spiral galaxy.