Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657  ·  Whale Galaxy
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NGC 4631 & NGC 4656 - Whale and Crowbar Galaxies, Jeff Culp
NGC 4631 & NGC 4656 - Whale and Crowbar Galaxies
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NGC 4631 & NGC 4656 - Whale and Crowbar Galaxies

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NGC 4631 & NGC 4656 - Whale and Crowbar Galaxies, Jeff Culp
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NGC 4631 & NGC 4656 - Whale and Crowbar Galaxies

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NGC 4631, the "Whale" galaxy is at 9.19 magnitude and is about 22.5 mly distant.
NGC 4656 is know more commonly as the "Crowbar" galaxy, and is 23.5 mly away.  It is a 10.5 magnitude object and is showing more blue stars here (and I see in other captures as well).

I turned the camera 135 degs in order to frame these two together

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NGC 4631 & NGC 4656 - Whale and Crowbar Galaxies, Jeff Culp