Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
08 Apr 2023
NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy
This is an image of NGC 4565, also known as the Needle Galaxy. It is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 40 million light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 4565
4 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 189.0867 Dec 25.9874
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................19 Feb 2023 - 25 Mar 2023
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 282 | 1h20m | 17 |
| Blue | 318 | 1h30m | 17 |
| Red | 282 | 1h20m | 17 |
| Luminance | 318 | 1h30m | 17 |