Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3571  ·  NGC 4565  ·  Needle Galaxy
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NGC 4565, Bruce Donzanti
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NGC 4565

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NGC 4565

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This is a combination of data taken with my old ASI2600MM which recently died (see here) and using my new ASI2600MM, as I opted not to get the old one repaired for various reasons.  

A beautiful galaxy in Coma Berenices, NGC4565 (aka, the Needle galaxy) is one of the most famous edge-on spiral galaxies.  It is 30-50 million light-years from Earth and is often used in textbooks, as it is assumed to resemble our own Milky Way as seen from outside its galactic equatorial plane.

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NGC 4565, Bruce Donzanti