Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  NGC 4656
The Whale Galaxy & Hockey Stick, Don Curry
The Whale Galaxy & Hockey Stick
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The Whale Galaxy & Hockey Stick

The Whale Galaxy & Hockey Stick, Don Curry
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The Whale Galaxy & Hockey Stick

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Imaged on 041715 an updated version with black point changed slightly.

NGC 4631 is 25 million light years away in Canes Venatici. This image depicts very clearly the galaxy's yellowish core, dark dust clouds,bright blue star clusters, and red star forming regions. A companion galaxy above is a small elliptical galaxy NGC 4627. Below The Whale Galaxy is NGC 4656 which looks like a distorted hockey stick. The distortions and mingling trails suggest that at one time they had close encounters with each other in the violent past.

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The Whale Galaxy & Hockey Stick, Don Curry

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