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Photographer:
The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Robotic Telescope, processed by Mark Germani
Location of Photo:
Auberry, California, USA
Date/Time of photo:
June 2021
Equipment:
RCOS 16" f/9 Carbon Tube Ritchey-Chrétien Telescope, SBIG STX-16803 Camera, Software Bisque Paramount ME GEM Mount
Description:
Commonly known as the Needle Galaxy, NGC 4565 is a barred spiral galaxy (not unlike our own Milky Way Galaxy, but one-third larger) about 45 million light years away. The beautiful darker ribbon-like structures running the length of the galaxy are composed of dust, and the glowing yellowish bulge in the centre that marks it as a "barred" is made up of cooler, older stars. The data for this galaxy was provided by the RASC Robotic Telescope, and was imaged in June of 2021. It consists of 4 hours of RGB data, along with 4 hours of luminance. Many thanks to the RASC imaging team as always!
