NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.
It lies close to the North Galactic Pole and has a visual magnitude of approximately 10.
It is known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile.
First recorded in 1785 by William Herschel, it is a prominent example of an edge-on spiral galaxy. (WIKI)
NGC 4562 is at upper right and several small galaxies can be seen at left.
Please see next image for a closer look of NGC 4565.
Imaged over several nights in Jan-Feb -APR 2017
Lum for 10 HRS
RGB 60 min each
Total about 13 HRS
All images binned 2 - image scale of 0.84"/pix
C14 equipped with Starizona SCT corrector (operating at F7.2)
ASA DDM60 - no guiding :)
Imaged from my home in Gan-Yavne ISRAEL