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NGC_4565

✨ NGC 4565 – The Needle Galaxy ✨

 

πŸ”­ Scope & details:

Lights: 68x300" (LRGB)

Telescope: Planewave CDK24

Camera: QHY 600M

Filters: LRGB Astrodon

Date: 19/02/2023

 

Say hello to the Needle Galaxy 🌌 β€” one of the most breathtaking edge-on spirals in the night sky. Its razor-thin disk of stars and dark dust lane cut across space like a shining blade, earning it the name Needle.

 

Located about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices, NGC 4565 is a true deep-sky jewel. With its bright central bulge and slender profile, many astronomers call it the most spectacular edge-on spiral galaxy ever seen.

 

πŸ“ Constellation: Coma Berenices

πŸ“ Coordinates: RA 12h 36m 21s | Dec +25Β° 59β€² 15β€³

πŸ“ Apparent Magnitude: ~10.4

πŸ“ Distance: ~40 million ly

 

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Uploaded on September 1, 2025
Taken on February 19, 2023