Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631
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NGC 4631 - Whale Galaxy, Erik Westermann
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NGC 4631 - Whale Galaxy

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Acquired from two 10-minute observation sessions. I actually had more observations but the others weren't good.

I processed this using MaxIM DL's Digital Development feature, adjusted colors and curves and then brought it into Photoshop. I did more curves adjustments and reduced deep space noise, all while trying to keep the detail in the galaxy itself. I'm satisfied how it turned out because there's quite a bit of detail in the galaxy and nothing is over-exposed as it was in the unprocessed version.

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NGC 4631 - Whale Galaxy, Erik Westermann

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