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NGC NGC 4565
Needle Galaxy
Galaxy
Coma Berenices
Beginner
Classic edge-on spiral.
Angular size
16′ × 2′
Magnitude
9.6
Best months
Mar-Jun
Constellation
Coma Berenices
Catalog IDs
NGC 4565
Common aliases
Caldwell 38
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Recommended telescopes
Meade
Meade LX200 10" ACF
2540mm f/10.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT12RC
2432mm f/8.0 · 305mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Takahashi
Takahashi Mewlon-210
2415mm f/11.5 · 210mm aperture
Frames 48% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 47% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron C9.25 SCT
2350mm f/10.0 · 235mm aperture
Frames 47% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 11
2800mm f/10.0 · 279mm aperture
Frames 55% of APS-C FOV
Recommended cameras
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
Example framing
Meade LX200 10" ACF
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.26° × 0.26°
Scale
0.31″/px
Target fills
105%
of frame
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Astro-Tech AT12RC
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.27° × 0.27°
Scale
0.32″/px
Target fills
100%
of frame
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Takahashi Mewlon-210
+
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV
0.27° × 0.27°
Scale
0.32″/px
Target fills
99%
of frame
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NGC NGC 4565 — Needle Galaxy