Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  NGC 4656
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NGC 4631 - The Whale Galaxy, Trevor Jones
NGC 4631 - The Whale Galaxy
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NGC 4631 - The Whale Galaxy

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NGC 4631 - The Whale Galaxy, Trevor Jones
NGC 4631 - The Whale Galaxy
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NGC 4631 - The Whale Galaxy

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I am really proud of this one. By far my highest quality deep-sky image in terms of resolution and SNR.

I photographed the Whale Galaxy over the course of 2 nights in my backyard. It's current position in the night sky was perfect for capturing lots of time on it.

Both nights, I left the camera running as I slept - coming out to check on everything 1-2 times throughout the night. (My fiance makes me sleep in the spare bedroom on these kinds of nights;)

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NGC 4631 - The Whale Galaxy, Trevor Jones