Silver Needle Galaxy (NGC 4244) in Canes Venatici
NGC 4244, also known as Caldwell 26, is a very late type spiral galaxy seen exactly from the edge. The galaxy displays no central bulge, but it does have a tiny central condensation. Estimated at a distance of 10 million light-years, the linear diameter is about 46’000 light-years.
[description from O’Meara]
Details
Telescope:
RCOS 14.5″ f/8
Mount:
ASA DDM85
Camera:
Apogee U16M
Filters:
Astrodon Gen2
Exposure:
LRGB 460:140:160:140 min.
Location:
ROSA Remote Observatories Southern Alps
Author:
© Martin Rusterholz, Astrophotographer
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Hello, my name is Martin Rusterholz. I’m a Swiss amateur astrophotographer living near Zurich, the biggest town in Switzerland. My interest in astronomy started when I was 16. At that time, I built my first Newtonian telescope and mount. I studied physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) which was the only study including at least some aspects of astronomy and astrophysics.
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