Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657
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Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies (NGC 4656 & NGC 4631), 



    
        

            Kelvinmack
Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies (NGC 4656 & NGC 4631)
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Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies (NGC 4656 & NGC 4631)

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Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies (NGC 4656 & NGC 4631), 



    
        

            Kelvinmack
Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies (NGC 4656 & NGC 4631)
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Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies (NGC 4656 & NGC 4631)

Acquisition details

Dates:
May 12, 2018
Frames:
60×300(5h)
Integration:
5h
Avg. Moon age:
26.33 days
Avg. Moon phase:
11.14%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 2113305

RA center: 12h42m47s.3

DEC center: +32°2052

Pixel scale: 1.680 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 161.530 degrees

Field radius: 0.533 degrees

Resolution: 1927x1228

File size: 196.2 KB

Locations: Back Yard, Studio City, California, United States

Data source: Backyard

Description

I acquired the subs for this integration a while ago and recently got around to processing. This turned out better than I expected.

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Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies (NGC 4656 & NGC 4631), 



    
        

            Kelvinmack