NGC 4565 : Needle Galaxy in Coma Berenices

Imaged on 5/12/07
Scope: Takahashi MT160 (F4.8)
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Camera/Autoguider: SXV-H9c
Exposures: 21 x 5 minutes

Site: Palomar Mountain
Temp: 47 degrees, calm, good seeing

NGC4565 is 30 million light years away and spands 100,000 ly in diameter. This image shows NGC 4562 a 14th magnitude spiral (upper left) and a small dwarf galaxy at bottom of image.