Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3571  ·  IC 3582  ·  NGC 4562  ·  NGC 4565  ·  Needle Galaxy
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NGC 4565, Alf Jacob Nilsen
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I love the edge on ones and especially the elegant NGC 4565, "the Needle Galaxy", which was a challenge to observe in my childhood through my 2,4'' Unitron Polarex refractor (that i still have). Mamner of the Coma I Group, more luminous than the Andromeda Galaxy, but much more distant - some 40 million ly. What a beauty! Enjoy....

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NGC 4565, Alf Jacob Nilsen