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NGC4565 Needle Galaxy OSC, Rob Calfee
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NGC4565 Needle Galaxy OSC

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NGC4565 Needle Galaxy OSC

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This one became out of focus. Didn't catch it. But I thought I'd give it a try nonetheless. Since then I've added an EAF to my AT130EDT. Now if the clouds would just go away at night. I get teased during the day with clear skies but as soon as the sun goes down they appear as if magic. Ugh.

This bright galaxy is one of the most famous examples of an edge-on spiral galaxy, oriented perpendicularly to our line of sight so that we see right into its luminous disc. NGC 4565 has been nicknamed the Needle Galaxy because, when seen in full, it appears as a very narrow streak of light on the sky.

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Description: I toned down larger stars with MorphologicalTransformation

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NGC4565 Needle Galaxy OSC, Rob Calfee

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