NGC4565 - The Needle Galaxy

    Exposure Details
    Lens TMB 130mm
    Focal Length 780mm
    Focal Ratio F6
     
    Mount Takahashi NJP Temma2
    Guiding Orion Magnificient Mini Autoguider
     
    Camera Canon T3i w/ Gary Honis Full Spectrum Modification
    Exposure 50 lights at 180 seconds each - 2.5 hrs. total exposure
    Calibration 50 darks, no flats, 100 bias
     
    Date May 4th of the year 2014
    Temperature 30 degrees C
    SQM Reading Blue Zone
    Seeing Good
    Location Palo Pinto Mountains State Park - Strawn, TX
     
    Software Used Backyard EOS, PixInsight, PHD Guiding
    Notes This image was taken from the 2nd annual star party at the new Palo Pinto Mountains State Park in Strawn, TX. I've always enjoyed this target. Whether visual or in pictures there is just something captivating about this galaxy. I've wanted to image it for a while and really want to image it at about 2000mm focal length.

     


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