Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  Whale Galaxy
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NGC 4631 - Whale Galaxy (in big scale), Maciej Mindziak
NGC 4631 - Whale Galaxy (in big scale)
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NGC 4631 - Whale Galaxy (in big scale)

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NGC 4631 - Whale Galaxy (in big scale), Maciej Mindziak
NGC 4631 - Whale Galaxy (in big scale)
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NGC 4631 - Whale Galaxy (in big scale)

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New Moon in March, clear night sky and almost windless weather conditions allowed me to capture 1250 frames (2500s) of this beautiful galaxy.

PS. Below is a comparison of my data vs SDSS image. Those distant 20mag+ galaxies behind NGC 4627 have been captured at my picture too
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