Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4562  ·  NGC 4565
Needle Galaxy, Charlie Miller
Needle Galaxy
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Needle Galaxy

Needle Galaxy, Charlie Miller
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Needle Galaxy

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The Needle Galaxy (NGC4565) is located in the constellation of Coma Berenices at a distance of about 50 million light years. This edge on view clearly shows the obscuring dust lane in the plane of the galaxy.

Taken on nights with less than good seeing, about 30 subs were selected for processing out of about 80 taken. The small number of subs processed prevented the background noise from being completely eliminated.

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Needle Galaxy, Charlie Miller