NGC 5907 is a spiral galaxy in Draco seen nearly edge-on and almost perfectly bisected by its dust lane. Because of this distinctive profile, NGC 5907 is known as the Needle Galaxy or Splinter Galaxy, which lies 50 million light-years from Earth. Exposures:L:R:G:B=395:125:125:125=12 hours 50 minutes total exposure at f/8.3.

This image will be published in the March, 2017 issue of Astronomy Magazine.