NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy

One of my favorite galaxies, NGC 4565 is a beautiful example of an edge-on spiral galaxy.

• 12-inch LX600 telescope
• SBIG STF-8300EN CCD
• 34 x 120 seconds luminance only
• 1015px x 737px
• April 2021

A color version using the image above as the luminance layer. I shot some color layers a week later and then spent an hour trying to figure out how to register them, since they were rotated.

• 12-inch LX600 telescope
• SBIG STF-8300EN CCD
• 34 x 120 seconds L
• 10 x 120 seconds R, G, B
• 1508px x 1024px
• April 2021