This sharp, colourful image shows the boxy, domed central core of the spiral galaxy, interspersed with obscuring dust streaks that line the thin galactic plane of NGC 4565. The bright galaxy NGC 4565, also known as the Needle Galaxy because of its narrow profile, is a stop on many telescopic journeys through the northern sky, in the faint but well-maintained constellation of Coma Berenices. Bright NGC 45 65, also known as the Needle Galaxy because of its narrow profile, is a stop on many telescope trips through the northern sky, in the faint but well-maintained constellation of Coma Berenices. The image below is an image of NGC 4565 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 – see imprint), taken in the red channel.
Bright NGC 4565, also known as the Needle Galaxy because of its narrow profile, is a stop on many telescopic trips through the northern sky, in the faint but well-maintained constellation Coma Berenices. NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 3) is a spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. Photographing NGC 4565 at triple focal length (magnification) allowed me to capture this galaxy in detail.
What kind of galaxy is NGC 4565?
The first galaxy pictured here is NGC 4565, also known as the Needle Galaxy for obvious reasons. It appears that many of the IC galaxies discovered by Wolf are random background galaxies and are not associated with NGC 4565.The first galaxy pictured here is NGC 4565, also called a “needle galaxy” for obvious reasons. It would appear that many of the IC galaxies discovered by Wolf are coincidental background galaxies and are not associated with NGC 4565.NGC 4565 is probably one of the most beautiful non-Messier objects in the sky and is easily seen in almost any larger telescope, and the prominent dark trail is visible with telescopes of perhaps 20 cm or more. The small apparent size of NGC 4565 in my 80 mm refractor telescope made this object a photographic challenge for me.
NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 3) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.
How to calculate NGC 4565?
The solution to the dust energy balance problem for NGC 4565, in which a substantial fraction of the dust (∼65%) is distributed in compact clumps, is consistent with other energy balance studies of edge-on objects (e.g. NGC 6946). The H i observations of NGC 6946 revealed a filamentary feature of N(H i) = 5 × 1018 cm-2, which apparently connects the galaxy to its nearest companions. NGC 4565 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices at a distance of about 30 to 50 million light-years. During observations, a fault was detected in the radio continuum of NGC 4565, reminiscent of a neutral hydrogen line (HI) fault, revealing a slight flare in the galaxy’s radio halo.
Who found the needle galaxy?
I made a video on my YouTube channel documenting my night in the garden photographing the Needle Galaxy. Discovered in 1785 by Sir William Herschel, the galaxy ngc 4565 is about 40 million light years away from us. The Needle Galaxy is one of my favourite targets for astrophotography in the galaxy season and can be easily seen in small refractor telescopes. Caldwell 38 (NGC 456) is an edge-on spiral galaxy shining with a magnitude of 10.4 towards the constellation Coma Berenices.
It is officially catalogued as NGC 4565 (or Caldwell 3) and is nicknamed the ” Needle Galaxy ” because at full size it forms a very narrow strip of light in the sky.
