Observation by Alan Thomas: NGC4565 Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2026 Feb 23 - 23:10

Uploaded

2026 Mar 13 - 14:34

Objects

NGC4565

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Constellation

Coma Berenices

Field centre

RA: 12^h36^m
Dec: +25°59'
Position angle: +177°58'

Field size

0°15' × 0°15'

Equipment

PlaneWave 60cm f/6.5 CDK24 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph
FLI ProLine KAF-16803 camera
10Micron GM4000 mount

Exposure

60sec.

Location

Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Target name

NGC4565 Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices

Title

NGC4565 Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices

About this image

The magnificent Needle Galaxy, one of the deep sky's must-see objects - imaged by the OU's PIRATE in Tenerife. It seems probable that this is what our own galaxy would look like if we could get far enough away - 90,000+ light years - to get the whole disk in the frame. It has always struck me as ironic to think that we can image so many hugely distant galaxies without ever being able to obtain a full image of our own.

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NGC4565 PIRATE (2).jpg (52.4 kB)

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