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NGC4565 (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 is known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile. First spotted in 1785 by Sir William Herschel (1738–1822), it is one of the most famous examples of an edge-on spiral galaxy. NGC4565 is a giant spiral galaxy more luminous than the Andromeda Galaxy and it has been proposed that if it were viewed face-on, it would be the most spectacular of the galaxies of its type in the nearby Universe.
This image has been ongoing since April and consists of 37.5 hours of total exposure, in a mixture of 30 minute and 10 minute exposures.
Kit used
M: Mesu 200
T: ODK10
C: QSI683 with Baader LRGB filters
You can see a larger res version on my website
It is known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile. First spotted in 1785 by Sir William Herschel (1738–1822), it is one of the most famous examples of an edge-on spiral galaxy. NGC4565 is a giant spiral galaxy more luminous than the Andromeda Galaxy and it has been proposed that if it were viewed face-on, it would be the most spectacular of the galaxies of its type in the nearby Universe.
This image has been ongoing since April and consists of 37.5 hours of total exposure, in a mixture of 30 minute and 10 minute exposures.
Kit used
M: Mesu 200
T: ODK10
C: QSI683 with Baader LRGB filters
You can see a larger res version on my website