Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4151  ·  NGC 4156

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    Ngc 4151 LHaRGB, John D
    Ngc 4151 LHaRGB
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    Ngc 4151 LHaRGB

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    NGC 4151 in Canes Venatici. 62 Million Light Years away thought to have an actively growing Super massive Black hole. This is another one that does not get a lot of attention. I found it a pretty difficult image to process from less than dark skies due to the faint outer structure. The smaller spiral NGC 4156 is estimated at 224 Million light years distant and has what looks like a tidal tail.

    Lum 102 x 600 1x1

    Ha 9 x 1200 1x1

    RGB 18 x 300 each 2x2

    Original image set brighter for a bright room

    Thanks,

    John D

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