Observation by Paul Downing: NGC 4565 in Coma Berenices

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Observer

Paul Downing

Observed

2015 Apr 23 - 22:23

Uploaded

2015 Apr 23 - 22:25

Objects

NGC4565

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Constellation

Coma Berenices

Field centre

RA: 12^h36^m
Dec: +25°59'
Position angle: -89°09'

Field size

0°24' × 0°18'

Equipment

QSI 683 CCD

Exposure

220 minutes

Location

Alpujarra, Spain

Target name

NGC 4565

Title

NGC 4565 in Coma Berenices

About this image

This splendid example of an edge-on spiral is one of the brightest members of the Coma I galaxy cloud and is about 31 million light years away. It is about 125,000 light years in diameter, and if it was face on to us it would be a really bright object. Note the prominent dust lane which runs the length of the galaxy. This image is an LRGB of 100mins luminance and 40mins colours, taken on 22nd and 23rd April 2015

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N4565_220415_1530.jpg (2.2 MB)

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