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PHOTO OF THE WEEK The No-Name Galaxy
HI there. Name for NGC 4565, during the "Star Bowl" competition at
the Astronomical League National Convention a number of years ago, John Dobson gave this one the name "Berenice's Hair Clip". I like something like Berenice's Needle, but you get the idea. Clear skies to you. -- David W. Knisely Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/ ********************************************** * Attend the 10th Annual NEBRASKA STAR PARTY * * July 27-Aug. 1st, 2003, Merritt Reservoir * * http://www.NebraskaStarParty.org * ********************************************** |
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK The No-Name Galaxy
David Knisely wrote:
HI there. Name for NGC 4565, during the "Star Bowl" competition at the Astronomical League National Convention a number of years ago, John Dobson gave this one the name "Berenice's Hair Clip". I like something like Berenice's Needle, but you get the idea. Clear skies to you. The "Hair Clip" seems anachronistic, but OTOH the galaxy doesn't much resemble a "Comb"! According to R.H. Allen at least one early author called Coma Berenices "the Distaff, Thread, and Woof", so beside its visual aptness "the Needle" would fit right in. --Odysseus |
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