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NGC4565
Caldwell 38

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DESCRIPTION
The considerably bright, very large edge-on spiral NGC 4565 is another showpiece for amteurs, and often used in textbooks, as it is assumed that its view may resemble that of our own Milky Way, seen from outside from a place situated near its galactic equatorial plane. (Source: SEDS)


Constellation: Coma Berenices - Distance: 31 Million Light Years
RA: 12 : 36.3 - DEC: +25 : 59 - Magnitude: 9.6 - Apparent Size: 16 x 3
Date Taken: 02/18/07
Telescope: Intes MK-69 F6 6" MakCass
Camera: SBIG ST10XME
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME
Filters: Astrodon RGB
Guider: Self Guided

L 12 x 600sec @ 1x1
R 6 X 600sec @ 1x1
G 6 X 600sec @ 1x1
B 6 X 600sec @ 1x1

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Processed with CCDStack and Photoshop CS2