Posted on 06/06/2024 12:02:01 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4565 is viewed edge-on from planet Earth. Also known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile, bright NGC 4565 is a stop on many telescopic tours of the northern sky, in the faint but well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices. This sharp, colorful image reveals the galaxy's boxy, bulging central core cut by obscuring dust lanes that lace NGC 4565's thin galactic plane. NGC 4565 itself lies about 40 million light-years distant and spans some 100,000 light-years. Easily spotted with small telescopes, sky enthusiasts consider NGC 4565 to be a prominent celestial masterpiece Messier missed.
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Can we move the camera just a little bit?
Brown ketchup squirting out of an under-baked cheeseburger bun on the first bite...
It’s tilted.......................
What they fail to mention is yes, it's easily spotted in small scopes with the unaided eye but it won't look anything like the image presented here. It will appear as a tiny hazy patch with little or no detail whatsoever.
To obtain an image like this, it takes considerably more knowledge, effort, time, and adequate camera in the imaging train with a telescope mount capable of precise tracking of celestial objects.
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I check it in Telescopius. An 840mm scope captures it nicely. You are correct about everything you said, except it would likely not be visible to the eye through the scope. It would take dozens of long exposures to capture enough light to process.
Note I said, “To obtain an image like this”.
I was speaking in general terms of looking at *any* galaxy with a, “Small scope and the unaided eye”. Of course, most galaxies are not even detectable in small scopes with no camera.
Even the larger, big structure brighter galaxies like M33, M31 are not real impressive and will produce little if any detail to the eye in small inexpensive scopes.
I personally have not used or looked through an eyepiece for many years. I watch everything the cameras see on a 24” monitor within the observatory, which can also be remotely controlled from a larger monitor in the home.☺
I should have clarified and said;
What they fail to mention is yes, *some* galaxies are easily spotted in small scopes with the unaided eye but it won’t look anything like the image presented here.
My bad.
Btw, I have never imaged this galaxy but I’m pretty sure this galaxy is visible in small scopes and even with binoculars with the right conditions etc.
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