Needle Galaxy (NGC 4565) Revisited

[Davide Simonetti]

The first time I tried to image this object it was during a glaring full moon which washed out the image so I promised myself I'd have another go on a clear moonless night. This is the result, a big improvement on the previous attempt although I did use a few of the better subs from that night to improve the signal to noise ratio.

17 x 8 minute exposures at 400 ISO
11 x dark frames
10 x flat frames
21 x bias/offset frames (subtracted from flat frames only)

Captured with APT
Guided with PHD
Processed in Nebulosity and Photoshop

Equipment:
Celestron NexStar 127 SLT
GoTo AltAz mount with homemade wedge
Orion 50mm Mini Guide Scope
ZWO ASI120 MC imaging and guiding camera
Canon 700D DSLR

[laudropb]

Very nice image.

[SkyJamie]

Great stuff Davide, makes a big difference not having the moon to contend with!

Cool that you had another crack and improved your image, nice one