Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4627  ·  NGC 4631  ·  NGC 4656  ·  NGC 4657  ·  Whale Galaxy
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NGC 4631 & NGC 4656, Brice Fayd'Herbe
NGC 4631 & NGC 4656
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NGC 4631 & NGC 4656

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NGC 4631 & NGC 4656, Brice Fayd'Herbe
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NGC 4631 & NGC 4656

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These two galaxies exhibit distorted shapes caused by their gravitational interaction.

NGC 4631 is commonly called "The Whale," while NGC 4656 is commonly called "The Hockey Stick."

NCG 4631 has a small elliptical companion, NGC 4627, which can be seen in this image. These galaxies are about 30 million light-years from our own galaxy.

Two good nights for capturing this beautiful duo, wide field. Unfortunately, I got some tilt with my reducer/flatener, hope I will be able to fix that asap.

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NGC 4631 & NGC 4656, Brice Fayd'Herbe