Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3571  ·  NGC 4562  ·  NGC 4565  ·  Needle Galaxy
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NGC 4565 - Needle Galaxy, Francesco di Biase
NGC 4565 - Needle Galaxy
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NGC 4565 - Needle Galaxy

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NGC 4565 - Needle Galaxy, Francesco di Biase
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NGC 4565 - Needle Galaxy

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NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38) 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. [wiki]

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RC12 GSO reduced @ f/6 + Moravian G2-4000
10Micron GM 2000 HPS2
130*300" LowGlow + 28*200" each RGB Chroma filters Bin 1x1
Roof/Home personal observatory - Trinitapoli, Puglia (Italy) - 19.35 SQM

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NGC 4565 - Needle Galaxy, Francesco di Biase

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