Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657
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NGC 4656 "Hockey Stick" Galaxy, Wanni
NGC 4656 "Hockey Stick" Galaxy
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NGC 4656 "Hockey Stick" Galaxy

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NGC 4656 "Hockey Stick" Galaxy, Wanni
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NGC 4656 "Hockey Stick" Galaxy

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That is a tough one ! Especially with moon present and high humidity ( 75% ! )

I was lucky to catch 3 hours free of heavy rain and overcast last night.

In fact there are two galaxies, originally not assumed. First discovered by William Herschel 1787

Magn 11, some 40 Mio Lightyears away.

This galaxy was probably gravitationally impacted by NGC 4631( "the Whale"), further away in south easterly direction (not shown, but here : http://www.astrobin.com/177848/B/ )

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