Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657  ·  Whale Galaxy
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The Whale and Hockey Stick, Richard S. Wright Jr.
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The Whale and Hockey Stick

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The Whale and Hockey Stick

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The Whale (NGC 4631) is an edge on spiral galaxy about 25 million light years away. Both the Whale and the Hockey Stick (NGC 4656) seen at lower left have smaller interacting companion galaxies.

This was shot at the Winter Star Party in the Florida Keys, and won first place in the Astrophotography context (Deep Sky category).

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The Whale and Hockey Stick, Richard S. Wright Jr.