I end my near unheard of stretch of 6 cloudless nights with the beautiful and ever so tastefully slender Needle Galaxy, NGC 4565. Certainly one of the most elegant of galaxies to grace our celestial sphere. Located some 30-50 million light years distant in the Coma Berenices constellation, it has been identified as a giant barred spiral galaxy. There are at least two near-by galaxies, including NGC 4562, the slight smear below the Needle. The significant central bulge and prominent dust lane are apparent even with my wee scope and amidst the light-polluted skies of Salt Lake City. This is 4.5 hours worth of light gathering. I had set the scope to capture an even 5 hours worth of data but at 3:50 this morning a rattling sound awoke me: gust of winds that I had not anticipated. Rubbing sleep from me eyes, with wind chimes a-singing and trees a-swaying, I stepped outside greeted by a minor gale storm. The scope was frozen. powered down -- not sure how, but it was just as well as shooting in those winds would have only produced something that a Monet could appreciate. Unbolting the scope from the mount I stowed it on our porch, and went back to bed, hoping that I had at least few good captures. More than a few as it turned out! #astonomy #astrophotography #clayhausphotography @celestronuniverse #celestronrocks #zwo #zwoasi #zwo294mcpro https://www.instagram.com/p/CNoezHMB3h5/?igshid=kt0tl2hwryr2