NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy

NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy
NGC 4565

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
NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy
NGC 4565 RGB

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