Spiral galaxy NGC 4565,optical image. This galaxy is seen nearly edge-on from Earth,but its spiral structure can be deduced from the presence of the dark lane of dust that bisects the disc. It also has a tight central bulge around its nucleus. NGC 4565 is around 49 million light years from Earth,in the constellation Coma Berenices. Imaged by the 0.9M telescope of the West Mountain Observatory,Utah,USA | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Gendler, Robert |
Taille de l’image : | 3285 px × 2665 px |
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