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                                 2024 June 6

                          NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge
                   Image Credit & Copyright: Lóránd Fényes

   Explanation: Magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 4565 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. This sharp,
   colorful image reveals the galaxy's boxy, bulging central core cut by
   obscuring dust lanes that lace NGC 4565's thin galactic plane. NGC 4565
   itself lies about 40 million light-years distant and spans some 100,000
   light-years. Easily spotted with small telescopes, sky enthusiasts
   consider NGC 4565 to be a prominent celestial masterpiece Messier
   missed.

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