Every day our eyes catch the light of our memories – time spent with family, the journey to work, a special holiday, a beautiful sunset or a dark starlit night. Each image captured is a picture drawn in light – a photograph: only to be lost in our minds or forever forgotten. Nearly two hundred years ago a small group of amateur scientists achieved what had eluded mankind for centuries – the ability to capture a permanent record of an image seen by their own eyes – a moment in time frozen onto a surface. They had discovered Photography. They were the ‘Catchers of the Light’.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

NGC 4565 Needle Galaxy


 NGC 4565, also known as the Needle Galaxy, was discovered by the astronomer Sir William Herschel on April 6, 1785. Herschel, who also discovered the planet Uranus, first identified this prominent edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. Its bright, narrow appearance earned it the nickname "Needle Galaxy." The galaxy lies approximately 30 to 40 million light-years away from Earth and is a well-studied example of an edge-on spiral galaxy.

Luminance data: Kostas Tsekas
Avalon linear fast reverse
Askar 107 PHQ Flatfield Astrograph
Asi 533 MΜ Pro
ZWO ASI290MM Mini + WO UniGuide 50mm Scope
Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Advance Gen2
Luminance Baader Ir/cut
Exposure: 184*180sec
Location: Stinger of Scorpius Observatory, Filiates, Thesprotia, Greece.

Color data: Aras Teo
W.O FLT110 with dedicated TMB field flattener
Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro Belt Drive Mod
Asi 533 MC Pro
W.O ZS 80 ED
P1 Mars-C IMX 462
FeatherTouch 3'' focuser
Starizona MicroTouch autofocuser
Exposure: 106*180sec
Location: Via Lactea Observatory, Kristallopigi Paramithia, Greece

Total Integration:14h 30min
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