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Needle Galaxy
NGC4565
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Coma Berenices
Distance 31,000,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 14 Apr 2005 (Spring)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 25:15:15:15 mins @ -20C
Lum 5x5 (bin 1x1), R 1x15, G 1x15, B 3x15 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Optec TCF-S
Filters CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB
Software CCDSoft 5, Photoshop cs