Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3571  ·  NGC 4565  ·  Needle Galaxy
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NGC-4565 - The Quintessential 'Cosmic Needle', Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
NGC-4565 - The Quintessential 'Cosmic Needle'
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NGC-4565 - The Quintessential 'Cosmic Needle'

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NGC-4565 - The Quintessential 'Cosmic Needle'

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With all of the 'cosmic threads' floating through the Universe, one needs a needle, yes? Here, then, is the "Needle Galaxy", a massive edge-on system that is part of the Coma cluster of galaxies. Boasting a family of ~240 known globular clusters, the Needle lies approximately 42 million light years away, and glows in our terrestrial skies at magnitude 10.4.

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NGC-4565 - The Quintessential 'Cosmic Needle', Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton