NGC 4565
NGC 4565 is an edge on spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. First recorded by William Herschel in 1785, it is sometimes known as the Needle Galaxy because of its thin shape Also. because of the shape and where it is located some refer to it as Berenice's Hair Clip. It is approximately 40 million light years from earth and like our own Milky Way galaxy it has a diameter of about 100 thousand light years.
If you look closely, there are actually many other galaxies in this shot. Just to name a few, NGC 4562 is in the upper right corner and IC 3543 and IC 3546 are in the upper left. All told, there are more than two dozen galaxies in this area.
This is only twenty-one 90 second shots stacked and processed with PixInsight and PhotoShop.
NGC 4565
NGC 4565 is an edge on spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. First recorded by William Herschel in 1785, it is sometimes known as the Needle Galaxy because of its thin shape Also. because of the shape and where it is located some refer to it as Berenice's Hair Clip. It is approximately 40 million light years from earth and like our own Milky Way galaxy it has a diameter of about 100 thousand light years.
If you look closely, there are actually many other galaxies in this shot. Just to name a few, NGC 4562 is in the upper right corner and IC 3543 and IC 3546 are in the upper left. All told, there are more than two dozen galaxies in this area.
This is only twenty-one 90 second shots stacked and processed with PixInsight and PhotoShop.