NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy

NGC 4565, also known as The Needle Galaxy is a giant edge-on barred spiral glaxay in the constallation Coma Berenices.
This galaxy is located about 40 Million light-years from Earth and lies close to the North Galactic Pole.

Image acquisition and processing information:

Date: March 15th and 16th, 2024
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD 14" telescope at F11
Mount: Astro-Physics AP-1200 GTO CP3
Camera: ZWO ASI-2400 MC Pro one-shot-color camera
Guiding: Telescope: AstroTech AT72ED, Camera: ASI-294MC Pro
Exposures: 37 five-minute exposures using a IR/UV cut filter (unity gain)
Image acquisition and guiding: ASIAIR Plus

Image processing Software: PixInsight v. 1.8.9.1