![NGC4565](https://mosqueeto.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/integration1_ABE-.jpg)
There are at least three other galaxies visible in this picture. IC3571 was a dim, dim smudge on the left side of NGC4565 that I tried hard to preserve as I processed the image. But alas, it did not survive the harsh contrast enhancement steps.
Here is an annotated full frame. Some of the other galaxies in the region are visible.
![Annotated full-frame view](https://mosqueeto.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/integration3_Annotated-scaled.jpg)
On another topic, yesterday I took possession of hearing aids for the first time. (As I type this, I hear keyboard clicks — I didn’t notice them before.)
It turns out that I have insurance coverage for hearing aids, so I got good ones — Bluetooth enabled, with extensive customization controlled via a smartphone app. They work quite well as music earbuds, at least for certain types of music. Solo guitar sounds fantastic. Noise-canceling features I haven’t explored yet. I can’t get over how loud everything is, especially the coffee grinder. Persimmon the Parrotlet is a terror now — I used to think she (it?) was a quiet bird, but now I know the volume was in the high frequencies.
Here’s Persimmon chewing on a chicken bone:
![Persimmon eating a chicken leg](https://mosqueeto.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/persimmon-eating-chicken.jpg)
We thought she would be interested in the watermelon scraps.