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NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy, Andreas Stegmann
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NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy

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NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy, Andreas Stegmann
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NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy

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I know it's just a snapshot compared to other shot data that some of you here have invested in this object, but that's all that was currently possible for me.
NGC 4565 or Neddle Galaxy, is about 55 million lightyears away and more than 22 times further away than M31 (Andromeda Galaxy). The fastest human-built flying object at the moment is the Voyager probe, which travels at a speed of 61,500 km/h....

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NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy, Andreas Stegmann