NGC 4565

Name: The Needle Galaxy

Constellation:Coma Bernices

Instrument: 6-inch F5 reflector with sky watcher coma corrector and a modified Canon T3i.

Exposure time: A stack of 16 five-minute exposures at ISO 800.

Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

			AP#51 : NGC 4565
			Name: The Needle Galaxy Constellation:Coma Bernices Instrument: 6-inch F5 reflector with sky watcher coma corrector and a modified Canon T3i. Exposure time: A stack of 16 five-minute exposures at ISO 800. Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html


	Magnitude: 10.4 Angular size: 15.9' X 1.9' This galaxy is a large edge-on spiral galaxy with a central bulge and a dust band around it. Its large size and unique appearance results in a target that is a target for imaging. Go to AP#52 M104 Return to AP100 main page.