Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3543  ·  NGC 4562  ·  NGC 4565
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NGC 4565, Theodore Arampatzoglou
NGC 4565
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NGC 4565, Theodore Arampatzoglou
NGC 4565
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NGC 4565 is an edge-on unbarred spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.

The 10th magnitude galaxy sits perpendicular to our own Milky Way galaxy.

It is also known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile.First spotted in 1785 by Uranus' discoverer, Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), this is one of the most famous examples of an edge-on spiral galaxy.

W.O FLT110 with dedicated TMB field flattener and Feather Touch 3'' focuser

SBIG ST10XME

CFW9 with Baader LRGB

Starizona MicroTouch autofocuser

EQ6

Lum : 235min

Red : 55min

Green : 55min

Blue : 55min

5min subs

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