Excerpts from Wikipedia: NGC 4565 (also known as the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. The 10th magnitude galaxy sits perpendicular to our own Milky Way galaxy and is almost directly above the North Galactic Pole (in the same way Polaris is located above the Earth's North Pole). It is known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile. First spotted in 1785 by Sir William Herschel (1738–1822), this is one of the most famous examples of an edge-on spiral galaxy. Some sky enthusiasts consider NGC 4565 to be a prominent celestial masterpiece Messier missed. Imaged from: Top of Mississippi Skies (T.O.M.S.) Observatory (lat 34.98°N, lon 88.28°W.) Date(s) imaged: May 23 and 25 and Jun 15, 2014 Telescope: TMB-130SS f/7 Apochromatic Refractor Mount: Celestron CGE-Pro Camera: SBIG STF-8300C Imaging S/W: ImagesPlus Camera Control v5.75 Focusing: MicroTouch focuser controlled by Rigel Systems nSTEP Filter(s): Astronomik CLS-CCD AutoGuiding S/W: PHD AutoGuiding Scope: Orion ST80 f/5 AutoGuiding Camera: Lodestar Processing S/W: ImagesPlus v5.75