wimvb Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Last weeks catch, the Needle galaxy, ngc 4565. Gear used: Skywatcher BK MN190 DS on AZ-EQ6 ZWO ASI174MM-Cool at -20 C and gain 20, ZWO LRGB filters Guiding: ASI120MM with ST80 and PHD2 Software: INDI Ekos/Kstars for capture and PixInsight for processing. Exposures: L: 50 x 2 minutes, RGB 20 x 4 minutes / channel (340 minutes total time) Fun fact: The small fuzzy just above Ngc 4565 is IC3571, a satellite galaxy that interacts with the main galaxy. This interaction has caused warping of the larger disc. There is also supposed to be a very faint bridge between the two galaxies, but I haven't been able to find any image on line that confirms this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonperformer Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 One of my favourite galaxies. Nice capture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimvb Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 Thank you, DP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firas Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Very nice Wim! It tured out to be sharp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjosefsen Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Nicely done! A beautifyl galaxy, and I am always amazed at the amount of detail can be seen in that thing band of dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimvb Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Firas said: Very nice Wim! It tured out to be sharp! Thank you, Firas. Yes, the "poor man's apo" starts to deliver. Despite the seeing being only so-so, the image turned out quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimvb Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 12 minutes ago, jjosefsen said: Nicely done! A beautifyl galaxy, and I am always amazed at the amount of detail can be seen in that thing band of dust. Thank you. So am I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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