Ngc 4565

Image Title: Ngc 4565

Date image was taken: July 17, 2023

Image Description and Details : NGC 4565 (or CaldWell 38) is a vast barred spiral galaxy, seen from the edge and located in the constellation of Chevelure de Bérècine. It is also known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile.

It was discovered by William Herschel in 1785.

Its distance from Earth is around 43 million light-years.

Its estimated diameter is identical to that of the Milky Way (around 100,000 light-years).

Image taken in southern Portugal by Team ARO (http://astroaro.fr)

17 hours of exposure in Ha,L,R,V,B.

Set up Astrosib 400 on ASA DDM 85 mount. Camera Moravian CMOS C4(36X36mm).

Processing PixInsight, Photoshop

Copyright: Team ARO / Francis Bozon