NGC 4565 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located in the Coma Berenices constellation about 30 to 50 million light-years away. It is known as the "Needle Galaxy" because of its narrow profil...
Although this region is conventionally referred to as the "Rho Oph complex", the Rho Oph nebula itself is, arguably, just IC4604, glowing near the top (N) of the frame in the reflected ...