Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3571  ·  NGC 4565
NGC 4565, David Newbury
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NGC 4565

NGC 4565, David Newbury
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NGC 4565

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Wiki - NGC 4565 is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It lies close to the North Galactic Pole and has a visual magnitude of approximately 10. It is known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile.

Taken 25 Feb 2019 from my garden using Atik 4120EX OSC camera, Mesu 200, C11 and OAG with Lodestar X2 guidecam.

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NGC 4565, David Newbury