Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  IC 3533  ·  IC 3543  ·  IC 3546  ·  IC 3571  ·  IC 3582  ·  NGC 4562  ·  NGC 4565  ·  Needle Galaxy
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Needle Galaxy February 2023, Fabian Butkovich
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Needle Galaxy February 2023

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Needle Galaxy February 2023, Fabian Butkovich
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Needle Galaxy February 2023

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One of my best attempts at photographing and post-processing this tiny object in the sky, NGC4565 also known as the needle galaxy due to its distinguishable shape. At a focal length of only 600mm the detail able to be resolved in this deep sky object is quite limited, but the center darker band is still noticeable.

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Needle Galaxy February 2023, Fabian Butkovich