Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657
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NGC 4656 - The 'Hockey Stick Galaxy'., astroeyes
NGC 4656 - The 'Hockey Stick Galaxy'.
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NGC 4656 - The 'Hockey Stick Galaxy'.

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NGC 4656 - The 'Hockey Stick Galaxy'., astroeyes
NGC 4656 - The 'Hockey Stick Galaxy'.
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NGC 4656 - The 'Hockey Stick Galaxy'.

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Imaged back in May this is ngc 4656, the 'Hockey stick galaxy', which is I believe, interacting with the 'whale', ngc 4613 or Arp 281, which I also imaged at about the same time.

This is in CVn and mag. 11.0, surface brightness 14 and size 11' x 2'. Some of the fine detail in the disruptive region is quite faint and as I only got 15 x 2minute exposures, it could do with a bit more (next year).

Processed in AA3 and PixInsight with some noise reduction in NEAT Image.

10" reflector / H9C camera. Guided with a KWIQ guider and PHD.

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    NGC 4656 - The 'Hockey Stick Galaxy'., astroeyes
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NGC 4656 - The 'Hockey Stick Galaxy'., astroeyes