Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657
NGC 4656 - the fishhook galaxy, Thomas Ebert
NGC 4656 - the fishhook galaxy
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NGC 4656 - the fishhook galaxy

NGC 4656 - the fishhook galaxy, Thomas Ebert
NGC 4656 - the fishhook galaxy
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NGC 4656 - the fishhook galaxy

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unknown shot with my 10" telescope

EQ 6 and mgen

15.2.19

Berlin

tranparancy: good

seeing: normal-bad

moon

ne shot ~ 10'

guiding: not very good

this galaxy is also named "hockey stick galaxy" because of its former interaction with the nearby galaxy NGC 4631.

Also interesting, but not seen in this photo is the "end of the hocky stick", from Herschel named as NGC 4657.

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NGC 4656 - the fishhook galaxy, Thomas Ebert