Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3571  ·  NGC 4565  ·  Needle Galaxy
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NGC-4565 - Thinly-Sliced Color, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
NGC-4565 - Thinly-Sliced Color
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NGC-4565 - Thinly-Sliced Color

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NGC-4565 - Thinly-Sliced Color

Revision title: Truer to life

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The variety of angles with which galaxies present themselves never ceases to amaze - face-on here, edge-on there; a true celestial "toss of the dice". The Needle Galaxy resides high in the Northern sky, ~40 million light years away, tucked in to the 'Hair of Berenice'.

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NGC-4565 - Thinly-Sliced Color, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton