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NGC-4559, The Koi Fish Galaxy, Mark L Mitchell
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NGC-4559, The Koi Fish Galaxy

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NGC-4559, The Koi Fish Galaxy, Mark L Mitchell
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NGC-4559, The Koi Fish Galaxy

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This image is from about 9 h of LRGB & Ha data. The Ha doesn't add much. The galaxy is an intermediate spiral and it is about 29 Mly away.
It looks more like a Koi fish than I had anticipated.

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NGC-4559, The Koi Fish Galaxy, Mark L Mitchell

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