Derby and District Astronomical Society



Caldwell 38 (NGC 4565)
The Needle Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices
RA 12h 36m 21s  Dec +25° 59' 16"

[Caldwell Index]



This image of the Needle Galaxy (Caldwell 38 or NGC 4565) was captured by Peter Branson on March 18th 2025 and produced from 39 x 60 second images taken with a new ZWO ASI585MC colour camera attached to a Celestron C9.25 Schmitt-Cassegrain telescope, mounted on a SkyWatcher NEQ6 mount. The set of images was stacked in Nebulosity and imported into PixInsight for further processing and sharpening. Peter says: "Better framing of this galaxy along the diagonal would capture it's full extent - next time maybe!"  Image Credit: Peter Branson.




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