NGC4559

NGC4559 is a reasonably large 12' x 5' galaxy with a mag 10 brightness. It is located in the constellation of Coma Berenices and shows some nice, but small details. Only a few of the brighter knots and fainter arm regions extend out further than 3' or so from the center. This image was taken at Chiefland during the Spring Party with the 10" Newtonian.

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Image info:

10" Homemade Newtonian on a Losmandy Titan Mount

Starlight Express
SXV-H9C

30x4 mins

f/4 with MPCC

Acquired in Astroart and processed in Maxim as an RGB image (no darks and no flats)

guided with an STV on a piggybacked Sky90 refractor

4.8.05

Chiefland