NASA·APOD每日天文一图2022.5.26 [超高清]

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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. 

从地球观看壮丽的旋涡星系NGC 4565。明亮的NGC 4565也因其狭窄的轮廓而被称为针状星系，它是许多望远镜北天巡游的一站，位于黯淡但整洁的科马座贝雷尼西亚。这张清晰多彩的图像揭示了星系的长方体，膨胀的中心核心被模糊的尘埃带切割，这些尘埃带系在NGC 4565的薄星系面上。NGC 4565本身距离约4000万光年，跨度约10万光年。用小型望远镜很容易就能看到，天文爱好者认为NGC 4565是梅西耶错过的一件杰出的天体杰作。