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"
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John Hill captured this image of Caldwell 38 (NGC 4565) on the 18th April 2026. The exposure is comprised of 212 x 60 second subs (3hrs 32mins) using a Meade 125ETX (1900 focal length Maksutov-Cassegrain), a 294MC Pro camera (at -10°C, gain 120 with darks, flats and bias taken) and an Optolong L-Pro filter. The mount was a Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro with guiding and image capture using an ASIair Pro. The image was processed in PixInsight. NGC4562, a barred spiral galaxy, can be seen to the right of NGC4565. Image Credit: John Hill.
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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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