Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  Whale Galaxy
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NGC 4631 - The 'Whale'., astroeyes
NGC 4631 - The 'Whale'.
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NGC 4631 - The 'Whale'.

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NGC 4631 - The 'Whale'., astroeyes
NGC 4631 - The 'Whale'.
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NGC 4631 - The 'Whale'.

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The night of the 11th looked promising and I set out to image another Arp galaxy this time a bright one that is well known. What started well quickely degraded into a total mist-out and I only got 30 mins exposure.

Being so bright it shows a bit of detail so here it is. Arp 281, mag. 9.2, size 17' x 3.5', distance 30MLy. The companion galaxy is ngc 4627.

It would be nice to get more time on this one as there is a lot of detail to be grabbed.

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NGC 4631 - The 'Whale'., astroeyes