Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4562  ·  NGC 4565  ·  Needle Galaxy
NGC 4565 the Needle Galaxy, Vincent GLORIANT
NGC 4565 the Needle Galaxy
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NGC 4565 the Needle Galaxy

NGC 4565 the Needle Galaxy, Vincent GLORIANT
NGC 4565 the Needle Galaxy
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NGC 4565 the Needle Galaxy

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NGC 4565  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. First recorded in 1785 by William Herschel, it is a prominent example of an edge-on spiral galaxy. (source wikipedia).

The data was taken last year I used the LRGB technique, pre-treatment in Pixinsight  the final image is assembled in photoshop.

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NGC 4565 the Needle Galaxy, Vincent GLORIANT