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                               2019 February 22
                                      [2]
                          NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge
      Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Christoph Kaltseis [4] , CEDIC [5]

Explanation: Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4565 [6] is viewed edge-on from
planet Earth. Also known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile, bright
NGC 4565 is a stop on many telescopic tours of the northern sky, in the faint
but well-groomed constellation Coma Berenices [7] . This sharp, colorful image
reveals the galaxy's bulging central core cut by obscuring dust lanes [8]
that lace NGC 4565's thin galactic plane. An assortment of other background
galaxies is included in the pretty field of view, with neighboring galaxy NGC
4562 at the upper right. NGC 4565 itself lies about 40 million light-years [9]
 distant and spans some 100,000 light-years. Easily spotted with small
telescopes, sky enthusiasts [10]  consider NGC 4565 to be a prominent
celestial masterpiece Messier missed [11] .

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