NGC 4565, the Needle Galaxy

 Posted: May 30th, 2024
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Telescope/Lens: SHARPSTAR 130/2.8
Camera: ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro
Mount: Ioptron HAE 29
Guide Scope: ZWO 30F4
Guide Camera: SVBONY SV 905 C
Software: SharpCap 4.0, Siril, Adobe Photoshop
Exposure:
120 x 60" ISO/Gain: 160
Orange, Bortle 6 zone:
 Petushki Vladimirskaya Oblast, Russia
 May 29th, 2024
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Resolution: 5498x3671 px
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Two photos of NGC 4565 (Needle) are grouped together, absolutely identical in all parameters except for the astro cameras. One was taken with a ZWO 2600 MC astro camera (pixel size 3.76 µm), the other with a ZWO 183 MC (pixel size 2.4 µm). In the photo with the small pixel, more detail is visible, and the galaxy itself is almost twice as large. In the photo with the 3.76 µm pixel, there is less noise, but it is not critical. For short-focal-length telescopes (mine is a SharpStar 130 f/2.8, 364 mm), in my amateur opinion, a small-pixel camera is better suited. Resolution for 2.4 µm is 1.4 arcseconds per pixel. Resolution for 3.76 µm is 2.16 arcseconds per pixel. There is a formula online for calculating this.
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  30 May, 2024
  2 h 0 m
Two photos of NGC 4565 (Needle) are grouped together, absolutely identical in all parameters except for the astro cameras. One was taken with a ZWO 2600 MC astr…
  29 May, 2024
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