Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657
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The Whale Galaxy and the Hockey Stick (aka Crowbar) Galaxy in Canes Venatici, Scott Stirling
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The Whale Galaxy and the Hockey Stick (aka Crowbar) Galaxy in Canes Venatici

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The Whale Galaxy and the Hockey Stick (aka Crowbar) Galaxy in Canes Venatici, Scott Stirling
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The Whale Galaxy and the Hockey Stick (aka Crowbar) Galaxy in Canes Venatici

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NGC 4631 (aka Whale Galaxy) and NGC 4656/NGC 4657 (aka Hockey Stick Galaxies or Crowbar Galaxy) in the constellation Canes Venatici ("Dogs Hunting").  Imaging performed by the FSQ / MyT / QSI setup at Deep Sky West observatory in New Mexico in April, 2017.

L = 16 x 900s
R = 16 x 900s
G = 16 x 900s
B = 16 x 900s

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The Whale Galaxy and the Hockey Stick (aka Crowbar) Galaxy in Canes Venatici, Scott Stirling