NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy | Bernard Miller

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NGC 4565 – The Needle Galaxy
Bernard Miller

Photographer:

Bernard Miller

Location of Photo:

Rancho Hidalgo, NM

Date/Time of photo:

May 25-28, 2011

Equipment:

Telescope: TEC-140 (F7) Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 FTO Luminance: 12x10 minutes Red: 6x10 minutes Green: 6x10 minutes Blue: 6x10 minutes

Description:

Here is a picture of NGC 4565, also known as the Needle Galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy about 31 million light years away in the constellation Coma Coma Berenices. Although it is a spiral galaxy, it looks thin because we are viewing it edge on as seen from earth. The galaxy is about 100,000 light years in diameter.