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Needle Galaxy
NGC4565
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Coma Berenices
Distance 31,000,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 12 Apr 2008 (Spring)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 120:25:25:25 mins @ -20C
Lum 12x10 (bin 1x1), R 5x5, G 5x5, B 5x5 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector
Focal Length 1800mm @f/9
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB
Software CCD Commander, MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop